Antigone’s Connection to Modern Audiences

Antigone’s Connection to Modern Audiences

Antigone was written by the playwright Sophocles in 426 B.C. Although it was written so long ago it still appeals to modern audiences. The piece is timeless because it shows true human nature and characteristics that are still true today. Antigone is the final install installment of the Oedipus trilogy, yet it is probably the most famous. Antigone still appeals to modern audiences because human behavior and characteristics have not changed and everyone can relate to the challenges Antigone and Creon face.

One reason Antigone still appeals to modern audiences is because everyone can understand love. Whether it is Antigone’s love for Polyneices that drove her to break the Kings code or Haimon’s love for Antigone that led him to defy his father and eventually kill himself. Unedifying love is a prominent theme in Antigone. People today can connect to this kind of love because it is still present today. One example of this is a mom, willing to sacrifice herself to save her child.

Another theme in Antigone is Pride. For Example, the pride that Creon shows for himself because he is in authority is a replaying theme in Antigone. Also, the pride that Antigone feels for doing her “holy act” appears in the play many times. It is important because it is Creon’s pride that made him fell superior to the many warnings he received. These decisions led to destruction of everyone around him. This is still true today because many CEOs of companies fell superior to the staff and make wrong decisions