Synopsis
Antigone
$7.99 Sophocles - translated & introduced Marianne McDonald
Published by Nick Hern Books
The first great 'resistance' drama - and perhaps the definitive Greek tragedy
Creon, the King of Thebes, has forbidden the burial of Antigone's brother because he was put to death as a traitor to the crown
Despite being engaged to Creon's son Haemon, Antigone disobeys the King and buries her brother
Enraged, Creon condemns Antigone to death and buries her alive in a cave
The prophet Teiresias warns Creon against such rash actions, and eventually Creon relents
But when he goes to release Antigone it is too late
She has already hanged herself
This version of Sophocles' Antigone is translated and introduced by Marianne McDonald