aDisaster follows when Creon, King of Thebes, forbids Antigone to bury her brother whom he has declared a traitor. Antigone, defying her uncle Creon's decree that her brother should remain unburied, challenges the morality of man's law overruling the laws of the gods. The clash between her and Creon with its tragic consequences have inspired continual reinterpretation. This translation was made for a BBC TV production of the Theban Plays in 1986. Sophocles: c. 496-406 BC
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Plot
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Commentary
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The myth
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The festival
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Political context
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The performance
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Interpretations of Antigone
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The characters
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Central themes
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Modern reception of Antigone
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Further Reading
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Translator's Note: Sophocles English'd
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Antigone
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Notes
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Questions for Further Study
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