What does the play 'Antigone' mean?

Answer 1

The play 'Antigone' means what the title means. The title is the name of the main character. In ancient, classical Greek, that name means someone who fights against something. The play indeed gets its meaning from Antigone, who is the main character and the fighter; and from the confrontation over life's expectations and death's demands, which is the fight. A good life and a good death are connected. That connection isn't always smooth or obvious. When the connection is rough or unclear, the individual may have to fight for rights that have been taken for granted. That fight may lead to a choice between living with compromise or dying for one's beliefs. And so, ultimately, the play takes its meaning from the asking and answering of life-and-death questions. For example, who is willing to fight for what's right? How is right defined? And how far does a fighter go in the pursuit of love and justice?