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Antigone presents themes of morality and justice By Sara Halterman WCnewsmagazine The University Players recent production of Antigone combined modern style with age-old ideals. Antigone was originally written by the Greek playwright Sophocles in 442 B.C., but has been adapted into many versions since. The University Players presented Antigone by Jean Anouilh, as adapted by Lewis Galantiere. Anouilhs adaptation of Antigone was originally produced during the Nazi Germany occupation of France. The play was set in modern times and expressed themes based on authoritarian regimes and the sentiment of French people during that time period. The University Players presented Galantieres adaptation of Antigone. The plays themes deal with moral duty and consequence. The story of Antigone begins just as civil war ends in the kingdom of Thebes. Antigone has suffered great loss with the tragic death of her mother and father and the more recent loss of her two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices. The two brothers killed each other while fighting for opposing sides in the civil war between Thebes and the city of Argos. After the war, Antigones Uncle Creon accedes the throne as King of Thebes. As king, Creon decrees that Eteocles, who fought on the side of Thebes, be granted a state funeral and that Polynices, who fought on the side of Argos, be remembered as a traitor, ordering his body to be left unburied for his soul to wander the netherworld. Creon declares his order law and that anyone who disobeys his orders will be punished by death. Meanwhile, Antigone believes that it is her moral duty to provide burial for her brothers body in order for his soul to be rested. She confronts her sister Ismene about the idea and urges her to participate in the burial. Ismene declines and reminds Antigone of Creons orders not to bury the body. Antigone follows through with her plan and is arrested by Creons guards. After many quarrels over Antigones fate, she is sentenced to death and locked in a cave to die. Antigone hangs herself in the cave by the cord of her dress along with her beloved Haemen who waited in the cave for her arrival. He, too, kills himself out of his longing desire to be with Antigone forever. The University Players performance of Antigone as directed by Dr. Richard Beam portrayed themes relevant to modern day society. The ideas of tyrannical government, pride, preserving order by example, political morality, human rights and moral reasoning are just as current today as they were in ancient Greece and Nazi Germany. While the play has seen many adaptations, the performance by the actors kept the eternal message alive. The play focuses on internal and emotional conflict rather than action and delivery. While the long conversations between characters were filled with intriguing moral dilemma and righteous pride, they were at times too lengthy for an audiences attention span. Miranda Pritchard, playing the role of Antigone, portrayed herself as a defiant and resolute girl who believed she had a moral obligation to bury her dead brother no matter his worthiness. This portrayal was effective in her defiance towards Creon and her will to stand by her decision, even when Creon offers her life instead of death. Antigones character could have been more effective if she was portrayed as less dramatic and immature and by exhibiting more qualities of strength and fear. The character of Creon, played by Jim Irvin, was effective in the sense that he portrayed Creon as humanistic. Creons actions were based more out of self-righteous pride rather than ego, which humanizes his condition and seems more realistic. However, Creons character could have been more believable had he been more stern and absolute in his mannerisms. Overall, the actors did a good job maintaining the motives and duty of their characters. The best performance goes to the first guard played by Heather Johnson. The behavior, delivery, tone and mannerisms of this character were realistic and believable in every way. In the play, the guards act as the comic relief while exhibiting the themes of duty and responsibility that are prevalent throughout the play. The set resembles a courthouse with steps leading to pillars, columns and a platform containing a single desk and chair representing the kingdom of Thebes. Two flags are draped from the proscenium marked with the kingdoms emblem that closely resembles 1 WCnewsmagazine a Nazi Swastika, which is a derivative of Anouilhs version of the play that was produced in France in the 1940's. The plays set remains unchanged throughout the play, which can seem monotonous as the story unfolds, but reiterates the plays focus on emotional conflict and dialogue rather than on action. Also, in this adaptation the chorus is represented by one person (Jessica Phelps), rather than by a large chorus ensemble. This is more effective because it allows the audience to feel more intimate and personal with the chorus member. While the play presented a believable conflict between moral responsibility and political obligation, the ending was disappointing. Instead of allowing the audience to witness the suicide of Antigone and Haemon, as the chorus members dialogue relays the news to the audience, the chorus member just appears on stage alone and dictates the action to the audience without any portrayal of the deaths acted out on stage. The impact of the play would have been more profound had the audience been able to witness the deaths. The biggest flaw in this play is in the script itself. It is safe to say that adaptations are never as good as the original and the same is true with this adaptation of Antigone. Galantieres adaptation is supposed to be representative of the modern world, yet the language in the script retains such words as, kingdom, king and queen. Also, a man dressed in a modern day business suit claiming to be the king over the kingdom of Thebes is hardly believable. However, adaptations to plays such as this can be effective despite the | monarchical terms. Most of the language is modernized to fit present day speech mechanics, so the audience leaves with a more clear and concise understanding of the play. It is doubtful that the message relayed in 1 Sophocles version would have had a profound impact on audience members simply because the language mechanics are centuries old. Overall, Dr. Richard Beam and the University Players presented a well organized and emotionally driven play filled with questions of morality, responsibility and social conflict that forces audience members to think about duty, consequences and moral reasoning. International students celebrate Thanksgiving in a different way By Katie Hoffarth + Guest Writer While WCU students are thinking of family at this time of year, international students are thinking of traveling. With the holiday season just around the corner, its easy to get caught in the excitement of the holidays and stress of work and exams. However, we forget there are students who will not be going home or seeing family this holiday season. There are 81 international students on campus this fall, and most are staying on campus during Thanksgiving break and some are traveling around the country over the holiday break. Most are looking forward to the Thanksgiving break as a time to relax, sleep and do nothing related to school. Having enough money as well as the time to travel are both issues this time of year with students living so far away so most opt to stay in the United States. If students do not want to stay here over the break, some visit relatives in the States like student Balamurguan Vijyan, in his third semester here from India, who is traveling to visit his aunt in Houston, Texas. International students also travel the country to popular destinations such as Florida, New York, and Charleston, SC. I had planned to go to Mexico, but then | bought a computer, says Graham Clarke, a student here from Ireland, so now |m not sure. | do know that | am going to Florida fro a week. The Host Family program used to be a popular program that helped international students acclimate to the United States upon arrival. It was started back in 1970 when spouses of Western faculty members who were not working noticed the need of international students having trouble adjusting to our culture. These family members served as a contact for the students as well as taking them sightseeing, shopping, hiking, and bringing them home for dinner. There was a welcome home dinner in the fall when they arrived to help them make the transition. Since then, the program has waned in its usage, but faculty members are hard at work to rebuild the program. Jane Dunford, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, is now the liaison and is in the process of recruiting faculty members and other interested

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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