Reference no: EM133208505
Assignment - National Theatre Discussion
Instructions - View the following 3 contextual National Theatre videos about the Antigone production you viewed in full:
1. 'Antigone': Creon and Antigone
2. 'Antigone': Religion and Modern Context
3. 'Antigone': Family versus State
Task - Answered following discussion question (100 words)
Q1. Assume that you are a playwright inspired to write your own version of Antigone. You would maintain an awareness of the same foundational story -- following the death of Oedipus, his two sons die in a war over Thebes, Creon refuses burial to one son, Antigone defies Creon and is sentenced to death, Creon's wife and son kill themselves. Detail the choices you would make in the following (you might not change everything): point of attack, genre, theme, dramatic structure, plot, climax, and/or resolution.
Q2. How did the supplemental clips on the National Theatre production we viewed impact your response to or understanding of the full production?