Antigone- Lecture 2 Response

 After viewing the second lecture of Antigone, I was left with an abundance of knowledge regarding the print and publication history which is very useful to my overall understanding of the play. Like Dr.Burnham mentioned in the lecture, it is very fascinating to me that a performance that is performed in the festival of Dionysius in 441 BC can evolve and become a PDF version of the play that we are reading in class. It reminds me of ancient Greek dramas or tragedies that went from the original version to the pdf version that others analyze and enjoy. Another thing that intrigued me was that the first findings of the original play Antigone was found in Oxyrinchus, Egypt. The earliest scraps of papyrus were found here which included the earliest content from antigone, and those scraps were found nearly 600 years after the play was performed. This information truly interested me because I find it fascinating how a play can be carried on for so long, and although the current plays may not be the exact play that was performed in 441 BC, it sticks to the similar plot structure and includes the same characters. One thing that also strikes me is how nobody knows who produced the original versions of Antigone. It adds mystery and just proves how old the original version of the play is. This makes me think of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare because Shakespeare gained fame over this play along with many other plays, and the writer of Antogone would have been credited if people knew who produced the versions. Lastly, I find it very compelling to learn that on line 900 when Antigone explains how “her brother(unlike a husband) can not be replaced” actually comes out of a completely different text. It makes me ponder about how different the versions of Antigone are now in comparison to the original version. 

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  1. Jojo LampkaOctober 17, 2021 at 7:36 PM

    I was also fascinated by the traveling of the papyrus.

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  2. Avery PiersonOctober 17, 2021 at 11:04 PM

    I also found it really interesting how a play can survive for so long, and also how its themes are still relevant today

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  3. AnonymousOctober 20, 2021 at 1:03 PM

    I love you picture, it almost looks like a jigsaw puzzle.

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  4. Isabella FernandezOctober 21, 2021 at 8:50 PM

    It is also very interesting to me how Antigone has survived for so long and that it has now become one of the most famous tragedies. Given all the translations that this piece of writing has gone through, I'm sure it only slightly resembles the original but I am glad that we have the remnants of this play.

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