Women of Trachis

One possible theory for the doubling of roles was to show that both characters would have the same fate in the end. This theory adds an interesting element to the story. It is not until one reaches the end of the story that the true ending of the story becomes clear. The reader learns that both characters died at the end of the story due to their tragic flaws, which shows the reader that they indeed had the same fate.

Another theory is that the roles were doubled to show the relationship between the two characters. When the play was actually being acted out some people may not have known that the two characters were actually husband and wife until the story had progressed somewhat. When the characters were played by the same actor, it gave the audience an indication that the two were related in some manner without telling the audience what the actual relationship between the two

Perhaps the easiest theory to construct would be that Sophocles wanted to be remembered as a unique writer. You very seldom hear of an author who has the same actor to play the roles of both major characters. When people who have read or seen the play think about Sophocles or hear his name mentioned, the first thing that comes to their mind is how Sophocles doubled the main roles in this play. People who have not even heard of the play may know that he is one of the few people to double the roles of the main characters. This doubling of roles allowed Sophocles to receive major recognition, even if it was not for his writing ability.

Sophocles’ The Women of Trachis leaves the reader with many questions to ponder. The questions of why the roles of the lead characters were doubled and what the story was really about are important questions. They are not however, the only questions that exist or that are important.

characters was. Another relationship between the characters was that both of them had “tragic flaws”. His tragic flaw seemed to be that he never had enough. Heracles might have been saved had he not have wanted to capture more territory. He would have also been saved from death if he had been satisfied with his wife instead of lusting after Iole. Deianira tragic flaw

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