Antigone oder die Stadt
Set in a modernized Thebes, Kreon is portrayed as a dictator whose immoral laws and administration lead the state toward ruin. His son Haimon argues that being human means refusing to function blindly. Antigone arrives late for her brother’s funeral but stands in solidarity with women who uphold the old order; she is ready to die for her appeal. The chorus closes by reflecting on humanity’s capacity for horror.