Journal #6: Word Choice

Anouilh repeats the words yes and no several times in the conversation between Antigone and Creon. I believe that Anouilh chose to rewrite this play and use yes and no so often is to show the significance of making one's own decisions, which is a big theme in Antigone. Other Greek tragedies are deeply rooted in the idea of fate and gods controlling decisions, but Antigone is prevalently rooted in the idea of choice and creating one's own destiny, which Anouilh must have found important.

Anouilh uses the ambiguous term of life in the conversation as well. Creon sees it as opportunity, but Antigone sees it as something that can become worthless and should end when the time is right. Such a conversation between the two can get twisted if their interpretations of life are very different.