Antigone
Sophocles wrote the definitive play about conscience versus authority — a young woman who buries her brother against the king's orders because divine law outweighs human law.
“I was born to join in love, not hate — that is my nature.”
Why It Matters
Sophocles wrote the definitive play about conscience versus authority — a young woman who buries her brother against the king's orders because divine law outweighs human law. Antigone has been claimed by every resistance movement from the French Resistance to the civil rights era. It is the most politically powerful play in the Western canon.
The 
Take
Personal reviewAlways interesting how all these ancient texts, proper burial rites are paramount. Great inspection of family vs state. Classic Greek tragic ending. Super short and easy read
Notable Quotes
“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.”