Antigone by Sophocles (1984 TV) Juliet Stevenson (part 1/11)

Juliet Stevenson plays Antigone...Sorry about the buzzing sound, it goes away about halfway thru the play.

click on link below to playlist of all 11 parts of this "Antigone":
http://youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5321CB5DC1092F31

Sophocles' Theban Plays, directed and translated by Don Taylor for this production--go here to see Taylor's "Oedipus Rex":
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=422B4AD5E82BE89A

and here to view "Oedipus at Colonus":
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8FE646D5B08C3342

to see Irene Papas as Antigone (1961 film), go here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E1DCC63DB14EC61D


The tragedies in "Antigone" are due to a relentless curse, the tyrannical Creon playing his part of unwise leader against Antigone's righteous path.

but I also believe Sophocles presents a story more complicated than that, Antigone helps the curse along--and makes it more remorseless--with the headstrong self-righteousness she shares with her father. Also has an intemperate character to her, like Creon.

Antigone's motives are "right", but not necessarily correct is the manner she pursues her position. Teiresias never says she is correct, and don't forget that Creon's arguments for the state are quoted in other ancient Greek contexts as models to be upheld.

Directed and translated by Don Taylor

Cast:

Juliet Stevenson ... Antigone
Gwen Taylor ... Ismene

Patrick Barr ... Chorus
Paul Daneman ... Chorus
Donald Eccles ... Chorus
Robert Eddison ... Chorus
Patrick Godfrey ... Chorus
Ewan Hooper ... Chorus
Peter Jeffrey ... Chorus
Noel Johnson ... Chorus
Robert Lang ... Chorus
John Ringham ... Chorus
Frederick Treves ... Chorus
John Woodnutt ... Chorus

Produced by...Louis Marks
Original Music by ....Derek Bourgeois
Film Editing by ...Peter Reason
Production Design by ...David Myerscough-Jones
Costume Design by ...Jane Hudson
Geoffrey Lewis .... classical advisor

Sir Richard Jebb quotes from "Telrachordon" by Milton:

"men of the most renowned virtue have sometimes by transgressing most truly kept the law."

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[p51spittinnails]

thumbs up for watching this instead of reading the story!

[ghoreyshi]

English class students...Raise your hands!!

[Heiresss89]

Juliet Stevenson is awesome!

[mahafreed]

Thanks for this.

[MegaDragonslayer1997]

Fucking hate English class.

[asafk8]

The audio problem's driving me crazy =/

[Calderoh]

i'm reading the story while i watch these plays.. already finished Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. Thank you Youtube

[ItJustHappened1]

i can touch my nipple with my toes

[GoldenACENation]

@TheMcg197 same

[TheMcg197]

@ghoreyshi drama (troll face)

[KealeysKodakChannel]

@madison52697 I did :D I'm kinda a nerd too though. Apparently most kids don't read it in 7th grade like me..

[ZebrasLoveMusicToo]

@p51spittinnails its a great play though. :D