Show Plot Antigone

Authors: Sophocles, adaptation by Jean Anouilh

Time Period: Ancient Greek/Classical period 

Setting: Thebes, Greece, bombed out, war-torn city 

Summary: Antigone is a classic Greek tragedy about a young woman who defies her uncle, King Creon of Thebes, by giving her fallen brother a proper burial. Driven by moral and divine law over man-made decree, her defiance spirals into a devastating family tragedy.