Created in the V century. BC e., during the heyday of ancient Athens, the creations of Sophocles still shock the reader with the deepest penetration into the dialectical contradiction of the world. In a clash with her, the tragic hero of Sophocles is revealed, completely faithful to his goal, irreconcilable in moral requirements for himself, preferring death to treason to his moral duty. Sophocles' inherent impeccable sense of proportion makes his works an example of the embodiment of a tragic idea in a perfect artistic form.