Elements of Drama

There are SIX Elements of Drama, according to Aristotle. We still rely on his scholarship today as the basis upon which we do Critical Work in Theatre.

Now that you have read Antigone, watch the following clips of one Production Company’s take on the play. Director Polly Findley with the London National Theatre did a brilliant job workshopping this piece into a modernized, abstract setting.

‘Antigone’: An Introduction (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

‘Antigone’: Family versus State (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

‘Antigone’: Religion and Modern Context (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Choose any ONE of the SIX Elements of Drama and write at least five sentences about it as it applies to this production of Antigone.