Ajax

The play Ajax by Sophocles was written to demonstrate how greed is strictly immoral and can lead to tragic consequences. Sophocles uses the theme of spiritual intervention to emphasis this point. In the play, Ajax learns the true meaning of greed. The Author depicts Ajax as a greedy warrior who salvages from the dead. Achilles dies in battle and leaves his divine armor to the worthiest of his survivor. A council of generals was chosen …

…urged his desire to kill the generals but when something prevented him to do so the consequence became death. After his death, some even tried to prevent proper burial of his corpse instead wanted it to be fed to the nocturnal creatures. Worst of all he has left his loved ones to be taunted for life as relatives of a betrayer. Indeed, Sophocles had greed on his mind when Ajax went to work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**