Antigone

Premiered originally in Ancient Greek in c. 441 BCE, Athens, 'Antigone', is the first Theban play written by Sophocles yet chronologically last in the cycle, is a masterpiece of classical antiquity which examines the conflict between public duty and personal loyalty. Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. Following the banishment of Oedipus, his two sons Eteocles and Polyneices have died leading opposite sides in Thebes's civil war, fighting each other for ...