... only influences the choices she made throughout the play; her actions also cause the demise of herself and many others in the kingdom of Thebes. Thus, leaving Creon to live a life of misery because of his blind heart. A political drama can be defined as a play, film, or television programme that has a political component. This can reflect one of two things; the first being the political opinion of the author, and the second being a description of political events. On the other hand, a psychological drama can be defined as a piece of drama, as mentioned in the forms before, that contains elements relating to psychology, and that may have risen from the mind or emotions of the protagonist within the play. As to which category Antigone belongs is still ambiguous. Claes Ryn's definition of politics can certainly not be applied to Antigone. He says that politics are "the ...

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