Q. What was happening when Antigone was created?
Philosophy was quickly expanding and soon became much more popular at this time. The new ideologies and views clashed with religious beliefs (these can all be found in the play). Antigone's beliefs lead her to consequently disobey the Kings laws. Antigone plays the part of the traditional values of compassion and devotion.
Q. Was its creation influenced by any specific historical events?
Antigone was written around 440 BC, and after, Sophocles was told to lead a military attack on Samos, who had been revolting against Athens for about a year. The cities and the allies of the opponents collided and a feud was born that led to the Peloponnesian War, which may have been the war that Sophocles writes about in Thebes, which is responsible for the death of Antigone's brothers.
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