Sophocles’ play "Antigone"
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Sophocles’ play "Antigone" is a classical Greek tragedy that explores the conflict between individual moral duty and state law through the story of a young woman who defies a king’s edict to honor her brother with a proper burial.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sophocles' Antigone | 3 |
| Antigone by Sophocles | 1 |
| Sophocles’ "Antigone" | 1 |
| Sophocles’ Antigone | 1 |
| Sophocles’ play "Antigone" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sophocles’ play "Antigone" Context triple: [Antigone, appearsIn, Sophocles’ play "Antigone"]
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Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex"
Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex" is a seminal ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes King Oedipus’s doomed quest to uncover the truth about his own identity and the source of a plague afflicting Thebes.
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Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus"
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" is a tragic drama that follows the aged, exiled Oedipus as he seeks refuge and a final resting place in Colonus, exploring themes of fate, redemption, and the legacy of suffering.
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Antigone
Antigone is a tragic heroine from Greek mythology and Sophocles’ Theban plays, known for defying royal authority to honor her family and the gods.
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Euripides’ lost play "Antigone"
Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" is a vanished tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright that offered an alternative dramatic treatment of the Antigone myth, now known only through fragments and later references.
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E.
Euripides’ play "Ion"
Euripides’ play "Ion" is an ancient Greek tragedy that explores themes of identity, divine intervention, and legitimacy through the story of a young man unknowingly born of Apollo and Creusa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Sophocles’ play "Antigone" Target entity description: Sophocles’ play "Antigone" is a classical Greek tragedy that explores the conflict between individual moral duty and state law through the story of a young woman who defies a king’s edict to honor her brother with a proper burial.
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A.
Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex"
Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex" is a seminal ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes King Oedipus’s doomed quest to uncover the truth about his own identity and the source of a plague afflicting Thebes.
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B.
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus"
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" is a tragic drama that follows the aged, exiled Oedipus as he seeks refuge and a final resting place in Colonus, exploring themes of fate, redemption, and the legacy of suffering.
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C.
Antigone
Antigone is a tragic heroine from Greek mythology and Sophocles’ Theban plays, known for defying royal authority to honor her family and the gods.
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D.
Euripides’ lost play "Antigone"
Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" is a vanished tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright that offered an alternative dramatic treatment of the Antigone myth, now known only through fragments and later references.
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E.
Euripides’ play "Ion"
Euripides’ play "Ion" is an ancient Greek tragedy that explores themes of identity, divine intervention, and legitimacy through the story of a young man unknowingly born of Apollo and Creusa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Greek tragedy
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stage play ⓘ |
| antagonist | Creon ⓘ |
| author | Sophocles ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
civil disobedience
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conflict between individual conscience and state law ⓘ divine law versus human law ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ fate and free will ⓘ pride (hubris) ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPerformance | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
limits of state power
ⓘ
moral responsibility ⓘ tragic hero ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Antigone
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Chorus of Theban elders ⓘ
linked to:
Chorus of Theban Elders
Creon ⓘ Eurydice of Thebes ⓘ Haemon ⓘ Ismene ⓘ Tiresias ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt |
City Dionysia festival
ⓘ
linked to:
City Dionysia
|
| followsInStory | events after the deaths of Eteocles and Polynices ⓘ |
| form | verse drama ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Jean Anouilh’s Antigone (1944 play)
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various film adaptations ⓘ various opera adaptations ⓘ |
| hasMoral | unyielding pride leads to suffering and ruin ⓘ |
| influenced |
existentialist interpretations of tragedy
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modern theories of civil disobedience ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf |
Theban plays
ⓘ
linked to:
Sophocles' Theban plays
|
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Athens ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Antigone defies King Creon’s edict by burying her brother Polynices and is condemned to death. ⓘ |
| precedesInStory |
Oedipus Rex
ⓘ
linked to:
Oedipus
|
| protagonist | Antigone ⓘ |
| relatedMythology | Theban cycle ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Thebes ⓘ |
| structure |
episodes
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exodos ⓘ parodos ⓘ prologue ⓘ stasima ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical studies
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literary theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
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Subject: Sophocles’ play "Antigone" Description of subject: Sophocles’ play "Antigone" is a classical Greek tragedy that explores the conflict between individual moral duty and state law through the story of a young woman who defies a king’s edict to honor her brother with a proper burial.
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