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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm a little obsessed with this play at the moment. I'm reading this after having read Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie which is based on Sophocles's Antigone and I wanted to get to grips more with the original story. I know this isn't a proper translation of the original but it's own thing but I kept seeing snippets of it in places and I thought the dialogue was beautiful and reading the whole thing it didn't disappoint. For me Antigone is about what is owed to the people around us. Does the rights of a citizen become void if they have turned against the state? How far should we go to uphold our beliefs and our principles? What does it mean to be a leader in a time of turmoil? I think the play keeps these questions rotating in your mind especially by portraying Creon a little sympathetically. You're so easily falling into the trap of the rationality of Creon's arguments and torment over being King when he never wanted to be that sometimes you forget that Antigone is right even though she is sometimes portrayed as more unreasonable. The whole thing kind of keeps you guessing as to the minds of these two characters. I also really particularly enjoyed the use of the chorus and the anachronisms especially the musings on the nature of a tragedy
This is a play that transcends feelings, Sparknotes puts it quite aptly. (Go read Sparknotes, guys, it's awesome)
The main takeaway is that through Creon, Anouilh completely strips out the worldly excuses of the play: familial love, good sense, religion, sisterly piety, goodly behaviour. Creon transcends the role of the villain and the role of an uncle, of a human, too.
Together, Antigone and her foil, rise, free of justifications as embodiments of the child-like desire and the trappings of state and adulthood.
The main takeaway is that through Creon, Anouilh completely strips out the worldly excuses of the play: familial love, good sense, religion, sisterly piety, goodly behaviour. Creon transcends the role of the villain and the role of an uncle, of a human, too.
Together, Antigone and her foil, rise, free of justifications as embodiments of the child-like desire and the trappings of state and adulthood.
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I prefer this rendition of the myth to the classic. The characters as written by Anouilh have more depth and speak more of human character, in my opinion. It brings a depth to the storyline.