It's hard to rate this play as it's super short - but that means I could probably read a few different translations in the future. I went into this assuming Odysseus was going to be a bit up his own because he got Achilles' armour but it turns out that Ajax is the drama queen and Odysseus acted quite honourably by the end! Although, I do understand that to be awarded Achilles' armour is a symbol of great honour so with Ajax being known as second best to Achilles, I get why he is angry!

There are certain figures from greek mythology that tend to stand out to me, that interest me, that when I hear or see their name anywhere, my attention is caught and my interest is piqued. And Ajax is one of them.

Excited to read more of Sophocles' work next year!

And I think this quote sums up Ajax as a character pretty well...