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This 19 page paper provides an overview of the play Antigone if the setting were changed to one in the modern era. This paper outlines the premise of placing Antigone in a Middle Eastern culture and describes how this would impact an interpretation of the play. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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was raised. She is praised for her commitment to her family and her ability to come through conflict, but she is later condemned for following the same dedication and
commitment to each of her family members. The setting of a war-torn Greece and the conflicts that pit brother against brother is representative of the kind of conflict that
exists in modern Middle East. The modernization of Sophocles play through the placement in the Middle East in the modern era provides an interesting change while also supporting many
of the central themes of the play. Background In considering the application of a modern setting to Antigone, it is necessary to understand some of the background
elements of the play, including the link between the central themes of the play and the creation of the Theban trilogy, the other Oedipal plays that correspond with Antigone.
Assessing the necessity for this kind of context to Antigone is important in determining whether the story can stand alone as a play set in the modern era, or if
there is too much lacking in the context of the play to maintain a thematic flow if the play is taken out of the context of the Theban trilogy.
The political context of the stories of the Oedipal trilogy relate to the society of Thebes and the conflicts that arise from shifts in political control in this polis.
As a result, the three plays, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone are described as the Theban plays of Sophocles, though their thematic messages sometimes draw the reader
away from the centrality of the political context. Antigone is commonly believed to be the first of the three Theban plays of
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