Its reputation is well-deserved both for some of the most memorable and moving poetic passages to the seemingly harsh simplicity of its plot which forces the title character to choose between obeying the laws of the gods or obeying the laws of the state. Alongside Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannos and Euripides’ Bacchae, Antigone is one of the most re-interpreted and translated plays in the last generation. This week we turn to Sophocles’ Antigone, arguably one of the most famous plays from antiquity. “The state which belongs to one man is no state at all.” This process is therapeutic for us and it helps us think about how tragedy may have had similar functions in the ancient world as well. As Paul O’Mahony, whose idea this whole thing was said in an earlier blog post, Since we are “ unable to explore the outside world, we have no option but to explore further the inner one.”Įach week we select scenes from a play, actors and experts from around the world, and put them all together for 90 minutes or so to see what will happen. The Center for Hellenic Studies , the Kosmos Society and Out of Chaos Theatre has been presenting scenes from Greek tragedy on the ‘small screen’ with discussion and interpretation during our time of isolation and social distancing. The oldest of the gods, a tireless deity,Īs the plows trace lives from year to year
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