It deals with antigone s burial of her brother polynices. The meaning of the name is, as in the case of the masculine equivalent antigonus, worthy of ones parents or in place of ones parents. Its important to know sophocles didnt make the whole oedipus story up. Scholarly analysis of the tale of antigone studies its themes of power and democracy, pride, justice and family values. Anouilh, antigone resume analyse detaille prologue et contexte. Antigone is a tragedy by the ancient greek playwright sophocles, written around 442 bce.
A platform extends the length of the facade, and from this platform. Jean anouilh antigone 2 personnages antigone, fille d. Mind you, antigone doesnt know all these things about herself. She is a sister of polynices, eteocles, and ismene. Antigone, jean anouilh, analyse du texte medium pdf. Creon is the king of thebes and a recurring character throughout the oedipus trilogy. Antigone an english version by dudley fitts and robert fitzgerald person represented antigone ismene eurydice creon haimon teiresias a sentry a messenger chorus scene. Antigone is one of four siblings, with one sister, ismene, and two brothers, polyneikes and eteokles. Aged somewhere between 16 to 18 years old, she is portrayed as a strong passionate woman of conviction. Although it was written before sophocles other two theban plays, chronologically it comes after the stories in oedipus the king and oedipus at colonus, and it picks up where aeschylus play seven against thebes ends. This has a distinct impact on the tone of the plays. Antigone jean anouilh page 14 against the tyrant, the man against the sate, of purity against corruption when in short your name is antigone, there is only one part you can play. Analysis and discussion of creon in sophocles antigone.
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