What are some contributions sophocles made to greek society outside from theater?
Skylark is right about all the information she gave you. However, I think that his tragedies were his main political actions that influenced a lot the athenian society. The theater then was not just a play that entertained the audience. Through his works Sophocles critisized the political situation of his time, praised the positive aspects of the society and influnced the people with his political view. The phrase used then for the tragic poets, “to teach a tragedy”, is demonstrative of the importance of their work. For example, his work “Oedipus in Kolonos” aims at inspiring to the citizens of Athens a democratic consiousness, by praising the Athenian democracy.
