Purchase Solution

The Play Antigone as a Movie

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

I have to come up with a movie idea for the Antigone Play. I have almost everything done, except for one thing.

I have trouble finding the cast for my movie. I have to decide which actors I would like to portray each character. and explain why.

Antigone, Ismene, Creon, Eurydice, Haimon, Toiresias, Sentry, Messenger

Purchase this Solution

Solution Summary

The expert analyzes characters in the play Antigone for a modern day movie remake.

Solution Preview

Since you don't know many actors and actresses, perhaps try starting off by thinking of the movies you like, then what characters you remember from those movies. Are there any characters from those movies that remind you of characters from Antigone?

I can give you some suggestions of actors for each character, but choosing the actor will be up to you, since that is the assignment! Here are some actors and actresses that might be good choices for each character:

Antigone: Tilda Swinton (Chronicles of Narnia) or maybe Kristen Stewart (Bella from the Twilight movies)
Ismene: Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man) or Scarlett ...

Purchase this Solution


Free BrainMass Quizzes
Symbolism in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

The quiz will identify several potential symbolic motifs in Coleridge's famous poem. It will stimulate the student to consider possible topics for essays. Furthermore, it will provide a brief review of some of the symbolic content of the poem.

The Third Wave Reading Comprehension

Check students' understanding of initial reading of The Third Wave (found at http://libcom.org/history/the-third-wave-1967-account-ron-jones). Great ESL exercise!

Wuthering Heights

This quiz will review some of the salient aspects of the novel's plot, setting, characters, and theme. It will constitute a brief check of factual information, with an occasional interpretive element. For those students reading Wuthering Heights for the first time, or for those readers returning to the book, the quiz will serve to reinforce understanding and to enable recall of the first few chapters and basic outline of the novel.

Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal

This quiz was written to test your understanding of Jonathan Swift’s essay, A Modest Proposal.

How well do you know the plot of Pride and Prejudice?

This is a basic multiple-choice quiz. You will be given four choices for each question.