Antigone

Synopsis: A modern translation by Don Taylor of Sophacles’ tragedy depicting the individual conscience in conflict with tyranny. Antigone (Juliet Stevenson), the daughter of Oedipus, defies a royal edict when one of her brothers kills the other. As a consequence she is condemned to death by her uncle Creon (John Shrapnel) in spite of the warning given by the blind seer Teiresias (John Gielgud) that disaster will fall upon Creon himself.
Series: Sophocles: The Theban Plays, Series
Language: English
Year of production: 1986
Subjects: Classical studies; Drama
Keywords: drama - classical; performances; Sophocles; television drama

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