Anouilh Journal 4

1. One theme in Anouilh's Antigone is the theme of making the play modern. This is completely different from the other plays. Because it is made to be more modern, there are cigarettes, tobacco, talking about having blood taken, etc. These things are never mentioned in the other plays because they are set during the time of ancient Greece so these things were not even heard of them.

2. There is another theme of death, which happens to be in all of the novels. This theme is simply apart of tragedy. If there's tragedy, there's death. It's just how it is. Without death, I believe there would be no tragedy. And it's not even all of the main characters who have to die, it's just someone in general. Tragedy is very sad in that way/how it is accompanied by death. In Anouilh's Antigone death is a very important idea that is repeatedly discussed and questioned about whether life is worth living or if dying is easier and more glorious.