The Defiance of Jean Anouilh's Antigone

Abstract

AbstractThe present research focuses on studying the defiance of Jean Anouilh's heroine Antigone in his famous play Antigone.She rebels against the will of her uncle, Creon, king of Thebes.The argumentative battle between Antigone and Creon reveales that the idealism of that young woman stands behind her defiance. She rejects the materialistic world and embraces death rather than compromise and surrender.