Quick Curricular Connections!
Social Studies
Make a chart of the social hierarchy, including the role of the leader and the impact of gender, that makes up Antigone’s world. How does it compare to today’s society?
Politics
What aspects of the political system in Thebes are similar to ours? Which are dramatically different?
History
Compare and contrast the play from the perspective of Sophocles, writing in ancient Greece, and Jean Anouilh, writing during the Nazi Occupation of France. What were their respective historical contexts, and how do the playwrights portray the climate of their times through the play? During Anouilh’s time, how could different nations (the French saw the play as theatre of resistance; Germans as an affirmation of authority.) have such divergent points of view on the same play?
Writing/Art/Drama
Create a piece of writing, art, or performance that expresses the complex relationship between Antigone and Creon. Or, using Antigone as the central figure, focus on how each character approaches his or her personal, political, and spiritual conflicts.
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