Antigone is perhaps the most easily accessible of all the great classical tragedies, its theme clear and up-to-date: the conflict between moral and political law. Now the tale of Oedipus and his family comes to its end-he, his wife Jocasta, his sons, and now, at the last, his daughter, all dead. Antigone is not the only victim in the play; Creon too comes to a tragic downfall-although he repents in time, bureaucratic ritual results in the deaths of Creon's son and wife, burdening him with guilt as well as grief.

Streaming video (152 min.). Based on: Antigone / Sophocles. FMG on demand.

Setting: dawn after war in Thebes -- Antigone's plan to bury her brother -- Ismene refuses Antigone's plea -- Chorus: Theban elders tell the battle -- Creon's proclamation -- Someone buries Polyneices -- Creon's ideology and ultimatum -- Chorus: celebration of man -- Antigone is discovered -- Creon confronts Antigone -- Antigone and Creon debate values -- Ismene defends Antigone -- Chorus: the tragedy of Oedipus -- Creon's encounter with Haemon -- Haemon reasons with Creon -- Creon refuses to listen to Haemon -- Chorus: Songs of Eros (Love) -- Antigone laments impending death -- Antigone defends herself to Creon -- Chorus: fate and family misfortune -- Tiresias' vision and prophecy -- Creon disbelieves and defies Tiresias -- Creon has a change of heart -- Chorus: prayer to the gods -- Messenger arrives with sad news -- Messenger's news: Antigone's death -- Creon expresses remorse -- Creon's suffering leads to wisdom.