Thursday night, at around 7pm, a friend and I retrieved our play tickets and headed to the Power Center. We were going to see a production of “Antigone” by Sophocles. The only other time I had heard of “Antigone” was when I saw the name on my list of textbook for Great Books 191. We hadn’t read the play in class yet, so with minimal knowledge about the plot or setting, my friend and I entered the Power Center and took our seats. The play started with a bright orange orb looming over a sandy desert with a lone figure, the main character Antigone, standing in the middle. A quick side note - the backgrounds throughout the play were breathtaking! They were carefully selected and fit the tone of the scenes very well. Anyway… Antigone and her sister, Ismene, talked about burying Polyneikes, their …show more content…
After Antigone left the stage, Kreon, and characters (including Ismene/Chorus Member) who seemed to be his advisors, came on. They discussed the body of Polyneikes and the advisors each gave their own take on what should be done. Ultimately, though, Kreon’s view was the one they all “agreed” on. My opinion of Kreon was not very positive throughout the play, although I will say that his character did grow a bit by the end. I thought he was misogynistic and just plain stubborn. He cared only about the law, and he did not hesitate to try and separate his son from the woman he loved. To me, he seemed dominating, cold, and uncaring. Kreon seemed to only care about the structure of society and laws and he failed to realize that sometimes the act of carrying out the laws in fact creates more chaos. Kreon could have easily allowed Antigone to bury her brother, but because he believed that Polyneikes had broken the law and should therefore be punished, he would not bend one bit. Had he just allowed the respectful burial of Polyneikes, there would not have been this whole fiasco. Kreon’s family would not have been torn apart and they would all still be very much