your eyes fixed on a man's last day and call no one happy until he crosses the frontiers of life, unharassed by trouble. there are many wondrous things, said sophocles, but nothing is more wondrous than man. the plays of sophocles reveal his awareness of human error, or the fact that mankind is susceptible to evil and suffering, yet capable of rising above these obstacles by self discovery and a spiritual awakening. he allows man freedom to judge himself and holds him responsible for his actions. at his death, sophocles was honored as a poet and worshipped as a hero. for 70 years, he had contributed to and shaped the art of theater. the love and respect the citizens of athens bore him was expressed by a fellow playwright. how blessed was sophocles? his many plays were beautiful. and after many days of a good life, he suffered no great ill but died as he had lived, an artist still. this was a co-production of miami-dade community college and british broadcasting corporation, british open university. [music] captioning performed by aegis rapidtext