Antigone & Creon: Guardians of Thebes by Victoria Grossack

Antigone & Creon: Guardians of Thebes

Victoria Grossack

432 pages • first pub -441 (editions)

fiction classics play dark emotional reflective fast-paced
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King Creon of Thebes has ordered his defiant niece Antigone walled into a tomb to die. While Thebes waits for her to perish of hunger and thirst, the city’s darkest secrets come to light: Creon’s role in the death of his sister Jocasta, Oedipus’ f...

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Moods

dark 62%
emotional 50%
reflective 46%
sad 46%
tense 36%
challenging 28%
adventurous 9%
informative 8%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
funny 2%
hopeful 1%

Pace

fast 59%
medium 29%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 21% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 31% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

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3.61

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