Antigone

Antigone is a timeless tragedy about defiance and moral duty. It tells the story of a woman who chooses to honor her family and divine law over the edicts of the state. In a world where power demands obedience, Antigone’s stand is a profound assertion of conscience and individuality. This play explores the painful conflict between authority and personal ethics, between public order and private loyalty.

Reading Antigone taught me that true rebellion is not just an act of defiance, but a deeply personal choice that demands courage in the face of inevitable loss. It highlights the eternal tension between laws imposed by society and those written on the heart.

Books to continue this path:

• Oedipus Rex, Sophocles

• Electra, Sophocles

• Prometheus Bound, Aeschylus