Antigone Questions on Unity of Action
Antigone
How closely are the unities followed in Antigone?
Antigone closely follows the three unities of action, time, and place. The play's action centers on Antigone's attempt to bury her brother, occurs within a single day, and is set in front of the...
Antigone
Explain how the play Antigone adheres to Aristotle's classical unities, referencing the Poetics.
The play adheres to Aristotle's classical unities as outlined in Poetics by focusing on a single plot: Creon's command against burying Polyneices and Antigone's defiance. There's unity of action with...