This dissertation focuses on the theme of sisterhood in Sophocles’ tragedies Antigone and Electra. The thesis is divided into two thematic sections, each focusing on one of the two tragedies. I examine the female characters Antigone, Ismene, Electra, and Chrysothemis, and attempt to analyze their reactions to familial and social circumstances and relationships, while also interpreting the sisters’ relationships. My research is based on the interpretation of both dramatic texts and relevant scholarly literature. I conclude that Sophocles intentionally creates a contrast between the two pairs of sisters and raises questions of duty, justice, the status of women in society, and the relationship to authority with the help of their dynamics.
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