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dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride."
A bold Greek tragedy about a defiant, principled young woman who challenges the law of the land. Honestly, Antigone still solos modern female characters. She is stubborn, brave, and unshakably committed to her beliefs. Antigone is immediately sympathetic and likeable in the few pages you get to spend with her.
The plot is simple: a moral clash between Antigone and Creon over state authority. There's not much action until the climax, but the tension is smothering. The stakes are built through heated dialogue exchanges and clashing ideologies.
Creon was a compelling antagonist whosuccumbs tragically to his own pride. All in all, a memorable short story.
A bold Greek tragedy about a defiant, principled young woman who challenges the law of the land. Honestly, Antigone still solos modern female characters. She is stubborn, brave, and unshakably committed to her beliefs. Antigone is immediately sympathetic and likeable in the few pages you get to spend with her.
The plot is simple: a moral clash between Antigone and Creon over state authority. There's not much action until the climax, but the tension is smothering. The stakes are built through heated dialogue exchanges and clashing ideologies.
Creon was a compelling antagonist who
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Murder
Minor: War
dark
sad
fast-paced
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
it taking three deaths AFTER the chaos of the Oedipus plays for Creon to finally be like "oh maybe I shouldn't have done any of this"
Robert Fagles tr., read first in E3 2019, reread in 2024 for CLAS212
Robert Fagles tr., read first in E3 2019, reread in 2024 for CLAS212
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Didn't like this that much either, but I'm glad I finally read this because it is also a classic!
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The translation of the classic tragedy by Sophocles was great, but some of the introduction and contextual analysis was a bit overwrought.
This might just be a flaw with the ebook version, but all the notes are at the end instead of footnoted, I think this is a mistake in format for a heavily annotated text from antiquity.
This might just be a flaw with the ebook version, but all the notes are at the end instead of footnoted, I think this is a mistake in format for a heavily annotated text from antiquity.