So is Sophocles the greatest tragedian of the Greek period? No one could fully know this. Sophocles was an imaginative writer, and he is believed to have had a immense impact on play writing. If anyone were to read his Oedipus trilogy, they would be stunned on how amazing of a writer he was. His writing was simple and compact, yet it impacted so many lives. This is because of its brilliant nature. Sophocles was …showed first 75 words of 580 total…

…showed last 75 words of 580 total…more praise for what he has done in the past. People today don't appreciate or acknowledge the great things he has written. People may not see that he is one of the greatest play writers of all time, but they definitely need to know who he was and what he did. Of course, who could not easily divulge that he is one of the greatest after they find out what his life was all about?