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A Greyer World: Comparing and Contrasting Versions of Antigone by Sophocles and Anouilh
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A Greyer World Comparing and contrasting versions of Antigone by Sophocles and Jean Anouilh In either version of Antigone, the plot is essentially the same. The King forbids the burial of a traitor to the city of Thebes, but the man's sister disobeys the order and is eventually killed, along with the King's son and wife. The characters are relatively constant between the two versions. Ismene, Creon, Antigone, and the guards all play similar parts. Since these two plays are extremely alike, the similarities would be impossible to all list. However, on of the most interesting differences involves Antigone herself. While her motives and understanding of the situation are the same, much of her inherent character is different between the two plays. As the titles of the plays would suggest, Antigone is one of the most significant characters to either production. The entire story centers around her. For this reason there are many...
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