We certainly live in an age where feminine virtues are emphasized to the exclusion of all else. It is interesting that the Greek heroine is she who buries the dead, especially considering how Jesus in the (Greek) Gospel praises above all else the woman who prepares him for burial.
This is the BBC production from 1986. I recognised Juliet Stevenson in the role of Antigone. In what sense this can be 'authentic' we don't know, but I found it very powerful.
Where do our ideas of good and bad, right and wrong come from? This play is the first and most eloquent literary exposition of this question that is still at the heart of every civilized society. This production by the BBC is the best video presentation of Sophocles immortal words that I know of. The sets and costumes intentionally avoid anchoring the action to a particular place or time so that we perceive the timelessness of the questions and answers explored. All the major actors perform well, but Juliet Stevenson in the title role is a revelation, drawing on internal wells of strength that we should all aspire to. It's fun to see Sir John Gielgud in a small but important role, as well.
Many thanks for posting this. I remember watching this when it was first broadcast. In retrospect, it does seem a trifle heavy-handed in its use of authoritarian imagery. It went over my head at the time, but there was an Open University programme that caught the actors of this production intoning how relevant and topical it was. Evidently, they thought the piece belonged in the context of the Sarah Tisdall case, a now-forgotten whistleblower scandal regarding nuclear weapons in Britain. Much of the media chatter of the time was about how the country was tip-toeing towards being a police state or worse. In these terms I don't think the play worked; there is no tragic dilemma where the Antigones of our time have no obligation whatsoever to the state over their consciences.
Here in October 2020 doing my ALevel drama work. I just stumbled upon the living theatre version a few videos away from this and I’ve never been more confused 😂
As a play Antigone is of course the immortal incarnation of the conflict between political authority and morale and as a true Greek tragedy there is no good and evil, but only hubris: Kreon is the ideal king and statesman, which you may see when he explains the principles of government (a way the poet Sophocles does speak to the people of Athens, trying to preach them some political reason), but he does overstep his mortal authority and thus destroys himself and his family; while Antigone of course destroys herself by the stern defence of the divine laws. This modern version does enact the play pretty well as the actors do really fit their roles: Antigone is a headstrong and loving girl and Kreon is a ruler with a strong will, pride and dignity. And so this is a real gem.
I think there's more to Creon's motivation than that. He's just lost his son Menoecius in the attack on Thebes, and probably blames both of Oedipus' sons for forcing Tiresias' prophecy to come true. His refusal to bury Polynices would be partly motivated by grief and fury; the only reason he can't refuse to also bury Eteocles is because he was the reigning king at the time.
Watching this cause I'm playing Ismene in this scene for my upcoming drama exam. The translation is different to the one in my script though which kind of bothers me XD
Yeah this is the version that inspired me to fix the costumes in film adaptations of old plays. Idk what time period this is supposed to be set in, but it looks like the costume department just said 'fck it' and 'threw up' all over the actors.
'Do the right thing and pay the price' seems a hard ask. But to avoid the issue and live with a suppressed and uneasy conscience is emotionally far worse. It destroys what it was designed to save - contentment.
I've always loved Antigone, either by Anouilh (I saw Oxford Playhouse - Judi Dench? Barbara Jefford?), or Sophocles as here (Juliet Stephenson) or a smouldering Irene Papas B&W version. I love her spirit, her truculence, her self-belief, her arrogance. No half measures with this lass!
+Johnathan Shatto I know I'm about 9 months too late haha, but Antigone by Sophocles translated by Don Taylor and edited by Angie Varakis is the exact publication :) I'm studying it for A-Level Theatre Studies so I have to have a copy, It's really interesting!
For everyone marveling at your own perceptiveness: no, it’s not that I have homework, it’s that your teacher typed “Antigone” into RUclips and clicked the first thing that came up
Used bits of this in a song I did for school project, if you would like to hear it, either contact me or go to my soundcloud: producerofproductions. (:
In theatre appreciation tryna make it through this shit! I can’t figure out why my friendly Caucasian teacher never choose plays like The Color Purple or Madea SMDH🤦🏾♀️ At least The Importance of being Earnest had that funny shady rich mother-in-law from hell Lady Bracknell.
Does anyone know what Antigone is ? First of all it is an Albanian name - Antigona - which you can find a lot today and the city of Antigone is in Albania built by our ancestors Prince Piro for his love Antigone which are illyrians which are Albainian Ancestors so it has nothing to do with greek mythology so get your facts right.
95% of people who watch this are doing their drama homework!
Yes, but unlike everyone else, I'm watching this no more than the day after I was issued it.
English 2 AP
Yes this is 4 my drama hw
We certainly live in an age where feminine virtues are emphasized to the exclusion of all else. It is interesting that the Greek heroine is she who buries the dead, especially considering how Jesus in the (Greek) Gospel praises above all else the woman who prepares him for burial.
Mikaeel Shah philosophy hw lmao
I love how everyone here are students
Lmao oh yesssssss
Yh
omg same
depressing
I'm a teacher!
The year is 2020 the corona virus broke out , currently quarantined doing work that my English teacher told me to do. This is not the move :(
Same here
Same and this homework pretty boring
Fr
SAME!!! IM SO CONFUSED AS TO WHAT THIS EVEN IS!!!
dude same
School brought me here smhh lol
7:49 "Antigone this is madness!"
Antigone: "Madness? This is SPARTA!"
nope. lies. this is Thebes. nerd alert.
you’re not funny stfu before i slap you
when ur in 2018 and u are supposed to watch this for a major grade and write on
2020 anyone??
@@nikolaos6083 me
@@omosefenoruwa700 me too
Searching for Juliet Stevenson dramas and found this gem! THANK YOU to whoever uploaded it!
I was searching for John Shrapnel dramas and got Juliet Stevenson as well!
This is the BBC production from 1986. I recognised Juliet Stevenson in the role of Antigone. In what sense this can be 'authentic' we don't know, but I found it very powerful.
is this an adapted script or an evaluation of the adaptation? please help
I have watched the first act, and it's pretty close to Sophocles' Greek.
Where do our ideas of good and bad, right and wrong come from? This play is the first and most eloquent literary exposition of this question that is still at the heart of every civilized society.
This production by the BBC is the best video presentation of Sophocles immortal words that I know of. The sets and costumes intentionally avoid anchoring the action to a particular place or time so that we perceive the timelessness of the questions and answers explored. All the major actors perform well, but Juliet Stevenson in the title role is a revelation, drawing on internal wells of strength that we should all aspire to. It's fun to see Sir John Gielgud in a small but important role, as well.
i could be playing video games but i got an essay on this tomorrow and i procrastinated watching this all day lol hahahaha
+Twiz_nano same.
+Twiz_nano rofl same
+Twiz_nano i feel the pain
The struggle is real
i'm playing runescape while watching this. #noxpwaste
Am I the only one who's not here for homework? Never mind, the acting here is fantastic.
Many thanks for posting this. I remember watching this when it was first broadcast. In retrospect, it does seem a trifle heavy-handed in its use of authoritarian imagery. It went over my head at the time, but there was an Open University programme that caught the actors of this production intoning how relevant and topical it was. Evidently, they thought the piece belonged in the context of the Sarah Tisdall case, a now-forgotten whistleblower scandal regarding nuclear weapons in Britain. Much of the media chatter of the time was about how the country was tip-toeing towards being a police state or worse. In these terms I don't think the play worked; there is no tragic dilemma where the Antigones of our time have no obligation whatsoever to the state over their consciences.
Here in October 2020 doing my ALevel drama work. I just stumbled upon the living theatre version a few videos away from this and I’ve never been more confused 😂
I have final on this, I have no idea what it is about lol
How did it go
@@mattsponhour what ab u now
As a play Antigone is of course the immortal incarnation of the conflict between political authority and morale and as a true Greek tragedy there is no good and evil, but only hubris: Kreon is the ideal king and statesman, which you may see when he explains the principles of government (a way the poet Sophocles does speak to the people of Athens, trying to preach them some political reason), but he does overstep his mortal authority and thus destroys himself and his family; while Antigone of course destroys herself by the stern defence of the divine laws.
This modern version does enact the play pretty well as the actors do really fit their roles: Antigone is a headstrong and loving girl and Kreon is a ruler with a strong will, pride and dignity. And so this is a real gem.
*Creon
@@analilyhosty4108 yeah. that was actually bugging me.
I think there's more to Creon's motivation than that. He's just lost his son Menoecius in the attack on Thebes, and probably blames both of Oedipus' sons for forcing Tiresias' prophecy to come true. His refusal to bury Polynices would be partly motivated by grief and fury; the only reason he can't refuse to also bury Eteocles is because he was the reigning king at the time.
My English teacher and quarantine got me here
I love the girl who plays Antigone, especially when she played Nora Helmer in "A Doll's House"💖💖💖
Watching this cause I'm playing Ismene in this scene for my upcoming drama exam. The translation is different to the one in my script though which kind of bothers me XD
Thank you so much . I love this. All it represents what Carol Gilligan was saying perfectly . Really deep.
Here for a summer class lollll.... man it really makes me uncomfotable how close their faces are to each other... like bro.. move lmaoooo
I have a test on it thats the only reason im watching it
Ikr Jesus Christ this is the most boring movie I've ever seen
How did you do?
Yeah this is the version that inspired me to fix the costumes in film adaptations of old plays. Idk what time period this is supposed to be set in, but it looks like the costume department just said 'fck it' and 'threw up' all over the actors.
Thank you so much x
I have a test about this shit tomorrow and I have no idea where to start. So glad I found it.
+Liel Ok Start by reading the play.
Hey I'm not a student, I'm honestly here to impress a girl I'm talking to xD, she gr8 tho
Here for theatre. Also so I can watch it on my tv from RUclips!!
no one is here willingly
'Do the right thing and pay the price' seems a hard ask. But to avoid the issue and live with a suppressed and uneasy conscience is emotionally far worse. It destroys what it was designed to save - contentment.
Holy shit I would watch the full version
They think no one can here them in that room yet there's a big door behind them.
And someone actually comes and closes the door and leaves.
That's the girl from a dolls hosue!! Haha just noticed
Open universities 'discovering the arts and humanities' brought me here... anyone else?
watching this shit at 2:13am and my thing is due at 9
Creon: I AM THE SENATE!
-67BC
I've always loved Antigone, either by Anouilh (I saw Oxford Playhouse - Judi Dench? Barbara Jefford?), or Sophocles as here (Juliet Stephenson) or a smouldering Irene Papas B&W version. I love her spirit, her truculence, her self-belief, her arrogance. No half measures with this lass!
I have a homework and it is knowing what are the costumes of this movie, so can you please help me and tell me?
Glad to be a participating student
I don’t even know what this is about
I have a test on this so this is basically homework
This is amazing
Yeah, i’m also here for the homework
Why does Ismene look 30 years older than Antigone.
Don't even know why I'm watching this in English.I'm Greek damn it all....
That’s hilarious! The irony made me laugh!
St John’s college drama students where you at🦇🦇🦇
goddam essay.
this is pretty good
Im supposed to do this for English 10 Honors, and it hurts my head how much shit I have to do on this damn movie/book
Not sure the Greeks would actually have recognised all the talk here of "institutionalisation" and "state power"
Very well done.
which version is this? doesn't match with antigone script.
What printed publication matches this translation? So good!
+Johnathan Shatto I know I'm about 9 months too late haha, but Antigone by Sophocles translated by Don Taylor and edited by Angie Varakis is the exact publication :) I'm studying it for A-Level Theatre Studies so I have to have a copy, It's really interesting!
+Johnathan Shatto The Don Taylor Translation
It seems the girls should've been more mutated being children of son and mother or did I miss something ?
Nah, mutations don't usually occur until the second or third generation of inbreeding.
Ngl this hard🔥💯
in my drama class we have to do the same thing
Same
ok
who else is watching this from a link givin by their teacher for a hw assignment?
Yep and it sucks
Shoutout to Dr. Day
DR. DAY = GOAT
anybody have a tragic hero essay on antigone lol and wants to send it to me
Do u have mark Sargent at santa Rosa high
Don’t plagiarize.
@@selrondir lmao nerdddddddd
@@nikolaos6083 I mean, it's kind of illegal and will definitely get you put on academic probation, so I don't get the ridicule.
@@selrondir ok...... nerdddddddddd
English homework here I come
Tut ohh y’all must live in Virginia this was at least 15 Year’s ago in drama class
Anyone else being forced to watch this for drama ?
Have the subject knowledge test on Monday
For everyone marveling at your own perceptiveness: no, it’s not that I have homework, it’s that your teacher typed “Antigone” into RUclips and clicked the first thing that came up
Dooooope
hi this is amazing video :D
Shoutout to Zeichmann.
cry they have a different translation then I need......
POV your in mr stoders class
We’re doing this for our high school production, it’s really fun!
....
Last minute school gang
Antigone? Nah more like anti-GONE cause that girl dead 💀😭
No pfp = not funny, unsubbed and disliked
How sad that women didn't realize the power they had.
Why does Ismene look older than Antigone lol
who's trine slide me the compare and contrast essay that they wrote for this movie?
Used bits of this in a song I did for school project, if you would like to hear it, either contact me or go to my soundcloud: producerofproductions. (:
I gotta write an essay on the diferences between this ands the play anybody wanna hit me up
saaaaaaaaaaammmeee. the only difference is that this is made to fit western expectations. period.
Read the play,"Angelica and Francesca." It is spectacular.
Eedipus?
Ffs i have to do this instead of doing fortnite 😭
Same
@@s_sach minecraft for me :)))))))))))))))))
Sadly now the game is dying can we get a rip in chat
Out of curiosity, how many people are here from Tom's class?
Is this Jean Anouilh's or Sophocles'?
Sophocles
Antigone? You mean here and present? HAHAHAHAHA!!! #dadjokes...also fuck this assignment
In theatre appreciation tryna make it through this shit! I can’t figure out why my friendly Caucasian teacher never choose plays like The Color Purple or Madea SMDH🤦🏾♀️ At least The Importance of being Earnest had that funny shady rich mother-in-law from hell Lady Bracknell.
I hate this type of movies. 😢 We have to make a report about this !??! 😢
I'm doin homework rn and i have NO fuckin idea what im doing. This is so not cash money.
I am here for a History paper
bello.
Same fam
i have a final on this tommo, this helps lol
how did it go?
This is Don Taylor's TV series The Theban Plays 1986 starring Juliette Stevenson as Antigone.
is this starwars
Only watching this because I didn't read.
It looks sooooo Greek
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees
yeah, but the original script is even more so.
who else is here to do their assignments?
Only here cause I have to write my final on the role of women based on this short clip :/
Does anyone know what Antigone is ? First of all it is an Albanian name - Antigona - which you can find a lot today and the city of Antigone is in Albania built by our ancestors Prince Piro for his love Antigone which are illyrians which are Albainian Ancestors so it has nothing to do with greek mythology so get your facts right.
Except for the fact that this Antigone has a fair bit to do with Greek mythology, being a tragic play inspired by the mythological character (??)
Who else watching this cuz of English class
I’m just doing my English homework
7:40
antigone? more like proarrival
Doing for hw
everyone watching this because they have an essay to do
الجهوي 🙂
:)
shotu out to HIS275