Throughout this unit, we payed the most attention to two particular scenes, the conversation between Antigone and Ismene, and the conversation between Antigone and Creon.
Antigone and Ismene
When analysing this scene we picked out how and why Antigone and Ismene were so diverse as characters. We explored the characters by discussing the choice of language being used and how we think they would say their words and then we brought it to life by acting it to each other in pairs. We read out the scene to each other multiple times, trying new ways to say certain passages of speech, to be able to connect with how the certain character must have been thinking/feeling. From doing this research, we discovered that Antigone's personality is much bolder than Ismene's. She speaks her mind confidently and plans to carry out what she thinks is right, even if it's defying her uncle's law. Ismene, however, has been written as a typical woman of the Athenian times, she is much more obedient to the laws and won't do anything against her government. She isn't heard as much as Antigone because she is much quieter and 'well-behaved'.
Antigone and Creon
For this scene we focused on what men thought of women by the two character's argument. Just like the other scene, we got on our feet, chose partners and we acted out a couple of times, how we thought the characters said their lines. This relationship is very angry, mainly on Antigone's part. The vibe I got from the scene was that Antigone was extremely angry with Creon because of his lack of care and respect for the Gods, and Creon is annoyed at Antigone but understands her struggle, because he must feel sympathy for her, but at the same time the rules that she broke were his own laws. This all linked to historical context because of the difference in how women were treated compared to men in Athenian time. Women were seen as a lower class then men.
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