With the article “Another Antigone”, we are introduced to a new form of the character Antigone. The author Saxonhouse looks at Euripides character Antigone in a way we are not used to viewing her. Euripides' alternative to the familiar Sophocles' Antigone, forces us to view her in an unsettling light. In “Phoenician Women”, Antigone is forced into, “…troubling epistemological disruptions that allow Antigone to become a political actor…” (Saxonhouse, 475). Which is were we see her start off in Sophocles' "Antigone". Euripides does also give us some insight into the political state of Thebes after Oedipus’ discovers his incestual relationship with his mom.
This fresh and somewhat unsettling view of Antigone will allow the production team to approach the show with a better understanding of where she is coming from, which might allow us to portray new twist on the ancient play.
Citation:
Saxonhouse, Arlene W. "Another Antigone: The Emergence of the Female Political Actor in Euripides' "Phoenician Women"" JSTOR: Political Theory 33.4 (2005): 472-94. Print.
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