Ajax
Sophocles wrote a tragedy about honor and madness — the great warrior Ajax, denied Achilles's armor, goes insane and slaughters a flock of sheep thinking they are his enemies.
“All vast and mighty things yield to the changes of time.”
Why It Matters
Sophocles wrote a tragedy about honor and madness — the great warrior Ajax, denied Achilles's armor, goes insane and slaughters a flock of sheep thinking they are his enemies. It is the earliest surviving exploration of what we now call PTSD and the psychological cost of war. The play asks whether a man's worst moment should define him, and refuses to give an easy answer.
The 
Take
Personal reviewSolid Sophocles filling in the story of Ajax and Odysseus fighting over Achilles army, and how hurt Ajax is being disrespected. Although he seems righteous, Odysseus is truly the wisest
Notable Quotes
“I pity him, though he is my enemy, because he is yoked to a terrible doom.”