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The main movies in which Antigone is compared or mentioned are those that are based upon the three Theban plays in which her character first occurs. The suite of plays calledOedipus Rex*, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone are all available in filmed versions.
The play 'Antigone' may be found in three well known movie versions. One is the 1961/1962 version that director/writer Yorgos Javellas [1916-1976] and producer Demetrios Paris based upon the original play by Sophocles [496 B.C.E.** - 406 B.C.E.]. Another is the 1974 version that director Gerald Freedman [b. June 25, 1927] and writers Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh [June 23, 1910-October 3, 1987] and Lewis Galantiere [1895-1977] based upon Anouilh's play. Still another is the 1984 television version by director Don Taylor [June 30, 1936-November 11, 2003], who also filmed 'Oedipus at Colonus' and 'Oedipus Rex'.
The play 'Oedipus Rex' is the most filmed of the three dramatic tragedies. There are four well known movie versions, including the Taylor version mentioned above. The 1957 version by director Sir William Tyrone Guthrie [July 2, 1900-May 15, 1971] and Abraham Lincoln Polonsky [December 5, 1910-October 26, 1999], and by producer Leonid Kipnis [October 10, 1899-September 13, 1968] is based upon the English translation by William Butler Yeats [June 13, 1865-January 28, 1939]. The 1967 version is by director Pier Paolo Pasolini [March 5, 1922-November 2, 1975] and producer Alfredo Bini [b. December 12, 1926]. The 1968 version is by director Philip Saville [b. October 28, 1930] and producer Michael Charles Deane Luke [March 21, 1925-March 24, 2005].
*Also called 'Oedipus the King' and 'Oedipus Tyrannos'
**Before the Christian Era
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Who was Perseus and why does the Chorus mention him as Antigone is led to her death?
Perseus=god of underworld
How does the chorus first characterize Antigone's punishment in 'Antigone'?
That her behavior leaves Creon no choice is the way in which the chorus first characterizes Antigone's punishment in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus does not sympathize with Theban Princess Antigone. The members insist that she is every bit as proud, stubborn, uncompromising, uncontrolled and unlucky as her father, disgraced Theban King Oedipus. They make no mention about her courage and a lot of mention about her perceived character flaws.
In the play Antigone Sophocles employs a simile to compare the army from Argos to what?
an eagle
What did Antigone wear?
Most of the play lacks any mention of what Antigone wore. But there's a passing reference to her clothes when Haemon finds her lifeless body. Antigone uses a halter from her clothing to hang herself. And the text mentions that she is dressed in linen.
How do you compare and contrast Antigone and Ismene in 'Antigone'?
Devoted to family but older and more determined versus younger and more vulnerable is a way to compare and contrast Antigone and Ismene in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban sister Princesses Antigone and Ismene love the family into which they are born. They cling to their memories of domestic bliss and public adulation before the great fall of their parents, disgraced King Oedipus and Queen Jocasta. But Antigone benefits from her older years and is more courageous, daring and determined in her defense of family and feeling.
Who was Perseus and why does the Chorus mention him as Antigone is led to her death?
Perseus=god of underworld
How does the chorus first characterize Antigone's punishment in 'Antigone'?
That her behavior leaves Creon no choice is the way in which the chorus first characterizes Antigone's punishment in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus does not sympathize with Theban Princess Antigone. The members insist that she is every bit as proud, stubborn, uncompromising, uncontrolled and unlucky as her father, disgraced Theban King Oedipus. They make no mention about her courage and a lot of mention about her perceived character flaws.
In the play Antigone Sophocles employs a simile to compare the army from Argos to what?
an eagle
What did Antigone wear?
Most of the play lacks any mention of what Antigone wore. But there's a passing reference to her clothes when Haemon finds her lifeless body. Antigone uses a halter from her clothing to hang herself. And the text mentions that she is dressed in linen.
How do you compare and contrast Antigone and Ismene in 'Antigone'?
Devoted to family but older and more determined versus younger and more vulnerable is a way to compare and contrast Antigone and Ismene in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban sister Princesses Antigone and Ismene love the family into which they are born. They cling to their memories of domestic bliss and public adulation before the great fall of their parents, disgraced King Oedipus and Queen Jocasta. But Antigone benefits from her older years and is more courageous, daring and determined in her defense of family and feeling.
Who is buried with Antigone and why in 'Antigone'?
No one is specified as being buried with Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the covered body of Theban Prince Haemon is brought on a bier to the Theban royal palace. This is just after Haemon kills himself after finding his beloved Princess Antigone hanging dead from her own halter and after failing to kill his father, King Creon. No mention is made as to the disposition of Antigone's body.
What is the main difference between the Sophocles' and Anouilh's versions of 'Antigone'?
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Can you mention the Karate Kid when writing a spec script?
The mention of other movies is not a problem. Titles are not copyright. And if it is not portrayed in a negative manner, it is probably going to be appreciated!
To whom does the choral leader compare Antigone in her scene with Creon in 'Antigone'?
It is to her father that the chorus leader compares Antigone in her scene with Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus leader describes Theban Princess Antigone as the passionate daughter of a passionate father. He expresses the concern that like her father, Antigone plunges into the midst of trouble without any thought of compromise, flexibility or reconciliation. Antigone's father is disgraced Theban King Oedipus.
To what does the sentry compare Antigone in his metaphor describing her in 'Antigone'?
It is to a mother bird that the sentry compares Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the sentry describes Theban Princess Antigone's pain on finding her brother's body exposed once more. He explains that the removal of the layer of dust from Polyneices' body distresses Antigone. He likens her plight to that of a mother bird returning to the nest and finding all her chicks gone.
Who does the choral leader compare Antigone to in her scene with Creon?
In the Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, the choral leader (Senator 1) compares Antigone to her father and half-brother, Oedipus."Lo you, the spirit stout of her stout father's child-- unapt to bend beneath misfortune!"
Does the chorus blame just Antigone for her troubles in 'Antigone'?
No, the chorus does not blame just Antigone for her troubles in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus characterizes Theban Princess Antigone as foolish and reckless. They describe her as uncontrolled and wild, like her father, disgraced Theban King Oedipus. But they also mention that she is the cursed daughter of cursed parents and the cursed descendant of the cursed Theban royal house of Labdacus.
