Antigone Character (Antigone)

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

I have been studying “Antigone” written by Sophocles. The play is a Greek tragedy set in 441BC and is thought to be his oldest surviving work. The play is based around the character Antigone and how she defies her oppressive uncle Creon to bury her brother who had been slain in battle and was decreed not to be buried. As a director I will be discussing the character of Antigone to…

Question 2

LTF prologue

Answer 2

And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory. I will lie with the one I love and loved by him”- proxemics, centre stage

Question 3

pride

Answer 3

“Give me glory! What greater glory could I win than to give my brother decent burial?”- defiant tone, loud volume, high pitch

Commanding tone, loud volume, tense atmosphere

Question 4

episode 4 part 2

Answer 4

“But still I go, cherishing one good hope; my arrival may be dear to father…Nevertheless I honoured you – the decent will admit it – well and wisely too.” In Antigone’s final speech she is welcoming Death and the chance to see her family again.

Question 5

death

Answer 5

“Look on me, you noble sons of Thebes – the last of a great line of kings, I alone, see what I suffer now at the hands of what breed of men – all for reverence, my reverence for the gods!” Antigones final words a plea to the gods