This is one of the books I had to read for high school and ended up keeping around. I found it again on a night where I needed something to read in one sitting for a challenge, as I'm expecting a book in the mail and don't want to get invested in a new story I won't finish before that book arrives. I'm trying to give another go at understanding the classics now that I'm steering my own ship.

It's interesting how was Chreon so right about the creation of money being a harm to humanity, but so wrong about the duty of family and the "evil" of disobedience, at least in my eyes. Antigone is branded as an anarchist; it would be interesting to see this story reframed in terms of the struggles and goals of modern anarchism. (It's not that she acts out of service for this specific ideology, but more so that her piety and need to fulfill one of her only rights brings her into conflict with authority in a way that one could easily find modern parallels for.) I'm far more sympathetic to her plight, even if I felt that she repeated herself often - although, both sides are guilty of this, and it is realistic to the circular nature of such arguments.

I appreciated this edition's annotations that gave vital context to readers, as well as the mythological background and history on Greek tragedies. I'm re-approaching work I didn't understand as a teen, so these helpful tips aided me in keeping an open mind and trying to meet the text where it's at.

I also appreciate the messiness of an "everyone killed themselves" ending, so maybe I should make a point of reading more Greek tragedies. :P