Adaptations

There have been so many opportunities to adapt the story of Antigone because of it's relevance through history with it's themes of tragedy, rivalry, and struggle of the powers. Not only has the play been adapted into more modern versions (like in my first blog with the Transformers) but recording artists have used the story to influence an album. Heaven Shall Burn released a full length album in 2004 titled "Antigone".



it's not exactly my taste of music. But the whole album chronicles the story of Antigone and her struggle against Creon.

many operas have been written as well. Everyone loves a good rock opera! This is the most famous Czech rock opera... something I'm sure they are very proud of.


Another interesting medium that was used to portray Antigone is a comic book. David Hopkins created graphic novel based on the story by Sophocles. This is an image of Thebes from the novel.