the plays of aeschylus, sophocles, and euripided reflected the social values and attitudes of classical greeks yet one introduced strong female characters in his plays. Which playwright was bold enough to do so and select his play. Sophocles, in "The Oedipus Cycle." Sophocles, in "The Illiad." Euripides, "The Bacchae." Aeschylus, "The Persians."