If meaning is horizon-dependent, then what contemporary audiences appreciate in Sophocles is necessarily a fusion of horizons, not the work itself as it stood for its original audience.

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Horizon (in philosophy)(as used in interpretation and meaning-making): The set of assumptions, beliefs, and cultural knowledge that a person or group brings to understanding something—basically, the lens through which you see the world.
Horizon-dependent(as used in describing how meaning works): The idea that something's meaning or value changes depending on who is looking at it and what background they bring to it.
Original audience(as contrasted with contemporary audiences): The people who first experienced a work of art, literature, or performance when it was created, with all their specific historical and cultural knowledge.
Sophocles(as the subject of comparison with Shakespeare): An ancient Greek playwright (496-406 BCE) who wrote famous tragedies like Oedipus Rex during classical antiquity.

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