Antigone by Jean Anouilh is a rewriting of the myth of Antigone of Sophocles.
This rewriting comes in the form of a play, short, without acts or scenes and easy to read.
My vision:
I think this play is ideal for introducing children (and adults) the myth of Antigone. The vocabulary is simple, the turns of phrase are absolutely not complex, just the opposite of what makes boring Greek myths in general.
But even if the writing is simple there are many beautiful metaphors and words between the lines.
Indeed, I was able to meet many themes such as politics, rebellion (obviously), empathy, love, courage, devotion, lies, madness, disillusion ...
The fact that this work addresses these themes makes, I think, a formative work, which makes it especially ideal for young readers.
Furthermore, this work also addresses the myth of Oedipus quickly, the father of Antigone, which could arouse curiosity can be certain and so can be delving into the Greek myths.
Personally, I found sometimes excessive Antigone in its reactions or even annoying but we must not forget that this is a play and that "surjeu" is somehow necessary.
Preview:
Creon
"To say yes, we must sweat and roll up your sleeves, grab life with both hands and put to the elbows. It's easy to say no, even if we must die. One has only not to move and wait. Wait for a living, so we expect even kill you. It's too loose. It is an invention of men. Can you imagine a world where the trees would also have said no against the instinct to hunt or love? The beasts, they at least are good and simple and hard. They will, after pushing each other courageously on the same path. And if they fall, the others pass and it may lose as much as you like, there will always be one of each species ready to redo small and resume the same path with the same courage, exactly like those who have gone before. "
My opinion:
As you will understand I LOVED this work for all the aforementioned reasons.
Ease of reading, despite the fact that it is a play that makes you want to discover more Greek myths and read more rewriting of Antigone. The next? Antigone Bauchau?
Note:
5/5
