Antigone is a fifth-century b.c. Greek tragedy that is reflective of the ancient Greek belief in oracles and curses. It teaches that all choices have consequences and that laws must be just and reasonable. Antigone asks each person to consider what principle, if any, he or she is willing to stand up for and perhaps die for. Persons need to acknowledge their limitations, that the old can learn from the young, and that the strong have no right to force their will on the weak.

Students conduct a comparative study of literary works. They work on research projects. They focus on imagery, character study, analysis of Greek tragedy structure, evaluation of themes and language effectiveness, analysis of irony and origin of tragedy elements.

Supplementary materials include tests on the background of Greek theater, characters, terms, quotation identification, brief answer, comparative study, and essays; answer keys are included.