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** <i> [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/554733/Sophocles/30140/Dramatic-and-literary-achievements Ajax]</i> - Ajax is driven to suicide | ** <i> [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/554733/Sophocles/30140/Dramatic-and-literary-achievements Ajax]</i> - Ajax is driven to suicide | ||
**<i>[[Oedipus Rex]]</i> - Oedipus kills his father, marries his mother, and then blinds himself in shame | **<i>[[Oedipus Rex]]</i> - Oedipus kills his father, marries his mother, and then blinds himself in shame | ||
**<i>[ | **<i>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/554733/Sophocles/30143/Antigone#ref404872 Antigone]</i> - Antigone commits suicide in jail awaiting her execution | ||
**<i>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/554733/Sophocles/30143/Antigone Trachinian Women]</i> - Deianeira attempts to give Heracles a love charm, which turns out to be poison | **<i>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/554733/Sophocles/30143/Antigone Trachinian Women]</i> - Deianeira attempts to give Heracles a love charm, which turns out to be poison | ||
=== British Tragedies === | === British Tragedies === | ||
* | * Shakespeare<ref>AbsoluteShakespeare, . "Shakespeare's Plays." <i>Absolute Shakespeare</i>. N.p., 2000-2005. Web. <http://absoluteshakespeare.com/plays/plays.htm></ref> | ||
** <i>[ | ** <i>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/253508/Hamlet Hamlet]</i> - While attempting to avenge his father's death, Hamlet is murdered, along with many other characters. | ||
** <i>[[Othello]]</i> - Othello is tricked into believing his wife has a lover. He then kills her, realizes her innocence, and takes his own life. | ** <i>[[Othello]]</i> - Othello is tricked into believing his wife has a lover. He then kills her, realizes her innocence, and takes his own life. | ||
** <i>[[MacBeth]]</i> - MacBeth commits regicide, and then himself comes to an untimely end on the battlefield. | ** <i>[[MacBeth]]</i> - MacBeth commits regicide, and then himself comes to an untimely end on the battlefield. | ||