Antigone

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Summary: Antigone
Review: Anoulih's version of Antigone was adapted for the time in which he lived. It contains hidden symbols to, at the time, both get the book past the censors and give the french audience moral and courage to stand up to the Nazi's and follow their beliefs. The characters are adapted slightly to fit his version, ie Tieresas is left out and a nurse is introduced. He also had to adapt the personalities of the characters, for instance Antigone develops a whiny habit, and Creon is seen as a "good guy". This was also done in order to get the play by the sensors. It is a well-written play with rounder characters than the original. This version would be better read after reading the original.

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Summary: A good play
Review: Jean Anouihl is a very good writer. He did an excellent job with this play. And to the person who said Antigone was selfish, she is not selfish, why would the author paint his hero to be selfish?

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Summary: It's my favorite book
Review: Ok, I'm french and I'm VERY surprised AMAZON sells some of our books... Anyway, Antigone is my favorite story, I'll read it everyday if I could. It makes me cry everytime and it's the coolest story about life.

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Summary: A good play
Review: This was an excellent book. It is an adaptation of the Greek play "Antigone," by Sophocles, written here by a French existentialist author and playwright. The ending contains something of a twist from the original, and there are some excellent symbolisms contained in this play as well. Both of these elements stem from rich existentialism views. The book makes one think of the meaning of life, when and if it is worth living, or better to die instead, for a cause.