Antigone
by Sophocles
42 pages~1 hr
“To honor the dead, she must defy the living.”
When a king’s decree forbids the burial of her fallen brother, Antigone must choose between obeying the law of the land or the sacred duties of blood. This gripping masterpiece pits the raw power of individual conscience against the unyielding authority of the state in a battle where no one escapes unscathed.
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