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"A lucid, well-paced translation, natural enough sounding in the dialogue to make a good acting version." -- Joseph Russo, Professor of Classics, Haverford College
"One of the most effective styles I have seen in a translation." -- Reader's report --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"One of the most effective styles I have seen in a translation." -- Reader's report --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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When Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, chooses to obey the law of the gods rather than an unconscionable command from Creon, ruler of Thebes, she is condemned to death. How the gods take their revenge on Creon provides the gripping denouement to this compelling tragedy, still one of the most frequently performed of classical Greek dramas. Footnotes.
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It seems that in March, 441 B.C., the Antigone made Sophocles famous. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Antigone: Sophocles Greatest,
By Dan Martin (Waldorf, MD United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Antigone (Paperback)
I thought that Antigone was a really great script and was really appealing to me and probably a lot of other readers too. It was a great story about after Oedipus Rex basically killed himself and his two sons, Eteocles and Polynices fought over who would be the next ruler of Thebes and eventually killed each other and that Oedipus' daughters, Antigone and Ismene are now fighting about the burial of Polynices.Sophocles wanted to have a woman who was the main character and a man who was the complete opposite of Antigone. Since the women were not allowed to participate in the plays and mostly anything, Sophocles wanted to change all that for the better. The people that you meet in the play are: Antigone, Creon, Ismene, Haemon, and Tiresias. The main reason for Sophocles writing this is for a woman to take the part as a headmaster of the main purpose of the play. I have read that you should respect your elders and submit to those in authority as it says in Romans 13:4-7. Those women in Antigone were greatly disrespected in that time and the men were looked up to. The ruler of Thebes in Antigone now is Oedipus' mother (and wife's) brother Creon, and Creon does not want his son Haemon to marry Antigone because she buried her brother and that was against Creon's law, but the non-burial was also a disrespect for the gods of Greece. Antigone, for her crime was sentenced by Creon to death and the disrespect of all the people and the charge not to marry his son Haemon. After Haemon heared about the sentencing of Antigone, he went away and killed himself. Creon was a really hard-headed, cold-blooded man who took orders from only one person, himself, there was a few people who tried to talk him out of it like the Senators or a blind man named Tiresias and even one of the Sentinels tried to talk to him, but he would not listen to any one of them at all, he simply dismissed that until Haemon killed himself and he would listen then after his own son died because of something he did to the one he loved the most. I would defiantly recommend this script to anyone who loves tragedy or one who likes the Ancient Greeks. The story is the greatest of all Sophocles plays in my mind and I think people out there would love it, I read it over and over again, I could not put it down it was so good. In conclusion, I would like to say that this script was excellent and I will still read this script twenty years from now and until I die, maybe.
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"Individual versus State", "Conscience versus Law", "Divine Law versus Human Law" = this play,
By M. B. Alcat "Curiosity killed the cat, but sa... (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Antigone (Paperback)
"Antigone" (441 BC), written by Sophocles, is a very old and well-known play. It is a tragedy, because in the end things go wrong for nearly every everyone. I say nearly for everybody because if you pay attention when you read this book, you will have enjoyed a good play, and appreciated the various themes the author tackles in it. So, in that case, things won't go wrong for you :)The plot is not complicated. Creon is a king, and Antigone is his niece. Creon orders that Antigone's brother, recently killed, must remain without sepulture, due to the fact that he was a traitor. The punishment for anybody who defies his orders will be death. Despite knowing that, Antigone cannot help but think her duty forces her to give sepulture to her brother, and in the end does exactly that. Alas, she is discovered, and of course everything goes downhill from that moment onwards. Several dichotomies are defined in the play, the main ones being "Individual versus State" (that is, Antigone versus Creon), "Conscience versus Law" (that is, Antigone following her conscience even though she know she doesn't respect the law) and "Divine Law versus Human Law". Antigone and Creon defend what each of them considers to be right, the first one justice, and the other one the law of the city. But which one has priority when they clash? And who should decide that? All in all, I enjoyed this play. I read it at university some years ago, for History of Political ideas, as an introduction to Greek thought. The above mentioned themes are considered repeatedly by different Greek philosophers, but also by many other thinkers of different nationalities throughout time. Why did (and does) that happen? Read this play, and find your answer, or pose more questions. You won't be alone... Belen Alcat
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mr. P' Antigone,
By Laurag "gigi" (TFA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Antigone (Hardcover)
Sophocle's Antigone is an epic and renown tale of the pride and downfall of the Thebes' king, Creon. This work of literature is extraordinary and, after you begin to understand the ancient way of writing, it becomes riveting. The deep moral values are very positive and teaches the reader to critically think. Moreover, for students, it teaches them not only to simply read the book but to search for the author's deeper meaning between the lines. Also, the themes, so skillfully written in the story, may very well still be adapted and used today.When Sophocle's wrote Antigone, he emphasized a lot of his writing on the need for one to follow the heavenly gods rather than authorities on earth. For instance, even though Antigone knew that Creon had declared a law prohibiting anyone from burying her brother, she transgressed it for she knew is was what the gods wanted. Antigone went beyond law and sought only what was right in the eyes of her gods because she knew that Creon's order was "ungodly." The young heroine expressed her opinion when she was asking Ismene to help, "Far longer need I satisfy those nether powers than powers on earth. For there, For ever must I lie." Also, as a result of Creon's pride the gods were furious and caused his downfall. This theme also goes to us Christians. In the Bible, Romans chapter 13 explains the relationship between God and earthly authorities. Furthermore, sometimes authorities go against God's word and righteousness and when this occurs we must make the decision to follow our Heavenly Father overall. For instance, when [...] governed many people transgressed the law and harbored and helped [...]because they knew that it was right. In Conclusion, even though God told us to obey the authorities on earth, we must obey Him overall. Antigone is a good story with good morals that taught me life lessons. One of them is to obey your God over earthly authorities because all men are sinful and their laws aren't always right. Another one was that you should not be prideful because "pride comes before fall." One can learn a lot from books and their character's mistakes, like Creon. I strongly recommend this play. However, I believe this book more interesting to those who seek for challenging literature and enjoy reading between the lines. As a result, I recommend Antigone only to older teens and adults. It is a must-read play that everyone should be acquainted to at least once in their life.
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