Antigone
Play by Sophocles
Antigone is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles in 441 BC and first performed at the Festival of Dionysus of the same year. It is thought to be the second oldest surviving play of Sophocles, preceded by Ajax, which was written around the same... Wikipedia
Playwright: Sophocles
First performance: 441 BC
Chorus: Theban Elders
Genre: Tragedy
Mute: Two guards; A boy
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In Greek mythology, Antigone is a Theban princess, and a character in several ancient Greek tragedies. She is the daughter of Oedipus, king of Thebes.
Mar 12, 2024 · Antigone, in Greek legend, the daughter born of the unwittingly incestuous union of Oedipus and his mother, Jocasta.
Antigone is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles in (or before) 441 BC and first performed at the Festival of Dionysus of the same year.
You're as clear as a fog at sea. ANTIGONE: It's the burial of our two brothers. Creon. Promotes one of them and shames the other.
Antigone is the girl who will rise up alone and die young. Haemon, Antigone's dashing fiancé, chats with Ismene, her beautiful sister. Though one would have ...
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Antigone hangs herself in the tomb and Haemon tries to kill his father first and then he kills himself with his sword. When Creon's wife Eurydice (Ilia Livykou) ...
In the end, Sophocles advises us, “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.
This speech introduces Creon, who acts as Antigone's antagonist. According to him, what deserves the highest loyalty? Read on to learn his motives for ...
Love, unconquered in the fight, Love, who makest havoc of wealth, who keepest thy vigil on the soft cheek of a maiden; thou roamest over the sea, and among the ...