What is the relationship between philosophy and Seneca's dramatic work? It is important to note that we should not distinguish the tragic from the philosopher Seneca. According to Stoic perception, man seeks power, freedom, and strength. However, when the limits are exceeded and power, freedom, and strength become means to achieve personal goals at the expense of innocent victims, then we are not talking about the Stoic wise man, the self-sufficient man, but about the arrogant type of person who will ultimately suffer the consequences of his actions. Characters such as Atreus and Thyestes embody such a type: the former is swayed by feelings of anger but also by the power that stems from his authority, while the latter allows himself to be deceived by the prospect of his own ascent to the throne.