... by ropes held by the soldiers. This entrance will give the impression of sincerity to the audience showing how important the crime she committed was in the eye of the law. The guards will march her up the aisle to the bottom of the steps. During this journey Antigone will speak her first stanza, 'You see me...' If I was Antigone I would walk with my body upright and yet my head would be slightly bowed conveying to the audience how she still lives strong and yet is pained at heart how she is leaving the world behind. When the guards reach the steps they shall remain with their backs to the audience while Antigone will turn and face out to the audience. The characters shall carry on marching on the spot in silence to give the impression of movement through the streets. The guards' faces do not need to ...

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