Antigone Theme, Rationale, And Audience

Theme, Rationale, and Audience Antigone offers a multitude of of concepts, characters, and themes lend themselves to a modern reimagining. Incorporating topics such as gender inequality, conflicts between civil disobedience and public duty, dictatorships, and suicide, the play itself has room for expansion in many ways. Even if one wanted to discuss a theme that was not prevalent in the play, they would still be able to do this by editing some costumes, attitudes, and settings. For these reasons, I think Antigone would be the best choice for my modern adaption. Today, the topic of many articles and news stories is the environment. I think it should be on everyone's minds today, and I think that I would be able to adapt Antigone to tell a

The basis of Polyneices’ costume is nature, as this is the aspect that he and his death are supposed to represent. “Nature’s” death is supposed to be the last straw in the environmental awareness movement, which leads to the events later in the play. His costume is very similar to a greek toga, but instead is brown and has leafy vines descending from the collar and covering his entire body. Antigone’s costume is rather plain compared to Polyneices, however I think it represents just as much as his does. She is representing Gaia, the greek personification of the earth. With the death of Polyneices, and therefore the death of nature on earth, she is furious and seeks man’s repentance. When Creon refuses to rescind his law, Antigone kills herself as the Earth would start to fall apart without nature. She is dressed in a simple tan dress, and is always carrying around a globe, just like how Gaia is depicted in much of Ancient Greek Art. Finally, Creon’s costume keeps in mind the formality that comes with being a CEO; suit, undershirt, dress shoes, and tie. Creon is the stereotypical business man, both in costume and in character. He originally has no concern for the earth, and is only in it to make

Unsurprisingly though, Antigone’s body language and tone are perfect for conveying the my message. For example, in scene 2, Antigone does not deny Creon’s accusations and accepts her fate. Her body language would be very dominant, yet not aggressive, and her tone would be argumentative and powerful. Antigone is angry, and is earnestly trying to sway Creon’s judgement. I believe this is how protestors feel about their issues, and I think Antigone’s fiery nature canvasses that well (2.