A MORTE ÉPICA E TRÁGICA: o suicídio de Ájax em Aias de Sófocles

Abstract

Death as a theme in classical literature in Ancient Greece appears under several aspects. In classical theater, its staging was extremely complex for reasons of theatrical convention. Still, it was the object to arouse compassion and awe in the audience. In this monograph, the death chosen for analysis was the scene of the suicide of hero Ajax, in the tragedy Aias of Sophocles. Thus, starting from theories about the hero and the tragic plot, the different types of death and dead represented in literature, we sought to show the reasons that led the hero to this funeral destination. The rites involving this event were also emphasized, as well as their classification and the importance of their realization in relation to the death of the hero.