Who is Sophocles from The Greek Way and what is their importance?

Sophocles is the second of the great tragedians of the fifth century. For Sophocles external events and the working of fate are beyond the control of humans. Therefore the correct response to pain and suffering is to embrace it and to actively participate in its movement until the end. Humans can remain internally steadfast to virtue and the good no matter what happens around them or to them. Sophocles believed the universe was ordered by eternal laws. He looked for a world in which roles and order reigned supreme. He embraced control, structure and simplicity.