The writers of Greek tragedy were Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
Aeschylus, who was born in Eleusis, is known as the father of tragedy due to the innovations he made in the drama. One of these innovations was the expansion of the number of characters in the theatre. Besides being a writer, Aeschylus was also a soldier. Sophocles wrote most of his plays after Aeschylus' works. Moreover, his most famous tragedies are Oedipus Rex, Antigone and Electra. Euripides also made some theatrical innovations; however, he wrote his tragedies after those of Aeschylus and Sophocles. Euripides' most notable works are Medea and The Trojan Women.
