Show Plot Antigone, 1940's Adaption

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Authors: Jean Anouilh Time Period: 1940s Setting: Nazi-occupied France Summary: The 1940s adaptation of Antigone is a 1944 play by French playwright Jean Anouilh. Written during th e Nazi occupation of France, it serves as a tense allegory for the French Resistance. The play centers on Antigone, a young idealist who defies her uncle Creon—a pragmatic ruler representing the collaborationist Vichy government—to bury her disgraced brother. Show more