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l|lI, CLARK ON
1AE GREEK DRAMA.
10, fine lntsrprstative Recital
Wv" Of the Great Tragedy
"Antigone
! MOST POWERFUL STORY.
...,.,, Kius Of Sicily" This After
'A' ...,1suisht. "The Spanish Clip
WV tomorrow, Student Program

,.v afternoon Prof. Clark gave
Y':'e'u s,,, recital of sophocles 'ras-
ts d ,,n'iSore." There was large eau. au-
,ty, ,ss lower part of the hall ,rs De'n y
tlsn'' -. 'sV most Of the gallery TINS y
flled s " c,esk drama that is ineiuaeu
,s .. on, c AXIS series Of lectures here
b NJ :, ,e,ds a number of others
ihsuSn i, ~ the general principles
be ,be Greek drama and 'he
r.n p sI ise from ours. we are are
FIn's " :. said, TO imagine that the
f,n,' s, % 'l with Shakespeare; It IT., Is
dana 49,, mo modern drama did begin win
", w. and that there has been S no ars%-
etc WnuG nsSssks more than 1000 years
less, tne v Sramas which, In many re,
ssV ,,. have not been Surp p,,sIIsd nv
hs'ss' have not been equalleu NO.,
yhiSn a.n nS greatest, But TINS Is i,os
fhake'pSssa', me Greek dramatists were
sylns mo Non our own Elizabethah' Inc
CsaIe' , u,S the masters of this FORM
,T, I which they saVe Nav " W. writ.
1Srss principles governed pay ,. m "ai''
i@ an,ong Inc Greeks. THESE are c ona
Wy , S." ,Spec unities-of time, idea, anu
q uls alccording to the first, no acs
place. A AZ, "o~er more than a day OF
,gn i na's ,bs second required that there
a oOa and only one, effect OF me pay
,Ss third permitted no chuhse VI
sal 'H Ne have today. These trag-
sS ,Il. we're ~ ali short, extending over
tss' @ ANA hour, and usually three OF
KY, t%S' an. USI a comedy were given success
YIN .,Iy "a me same audience on the same
~ a',sson They are, moreover eAai'i-
e ~. " .unarb simplicity. The plot IS
" .s a,tIe more than a single cotton
W., W. running through the fabric one
1870, ,s Me-, Il is necessary TO Keep IN
mI,S in order TO follow the tragedy OF
,lStIgone," which is, that by iar ine
~, ,spuislye thing to the Greek nina
~, me thought that his body, after
i's,h might be left uncovered. a prey
y ,Ss wolves and yultures. The three
,h,tons had to be performed over the
s,sd Use the soul would not be az rest
/, Hsies nay. Il might not even be au-
rIled to Hades. .,s
The stage setting, II indeed II could
\, eaned such, was extremely simple,
There was small platform. when
nght be hidden by a curtain There
vas no furniture. no scenery. The or
,bss,ra sat Immediately below, and the
chorus came out alone to read us
parts .
oAntgone" Is the highest reach of
tragic art Not that It Is the greatest
DANA IN the world. But II possesses
Ne essentials Of the tragic drama in
Ne highest degree. Antigone, for ex-
ample, Is sane, she is Il strong charac-
lsf. she has free choice and besides,
.hs does actually choose. This last Is
Important With her eyes open to all
Ne facts she deliberately chooses
tfaih rather than be untrue TO her VOW
And she does this not because she Is
tired Of the world, for she has every
naon to desire 10 live; but she
chooses out Of the highest love OF honor
ird duty Cordelia would have done
Ne same 50 would Hamlet; but they
d not do H. In this respect ANTI
pne possesses the qualities OF the
tagedy in higher degree than
King Lear and Hamlet"
The action Of this play Is, In brief
niS Thebes has been besieged by
Polrlces the dethroned and banished
bother Of Eteocles who rules instead
he two brothers IN fulfllment OF n
prophecy Of their fathers, kill each
Nher In single combat, and Creon. their
ihsnan becomes king. The play
opens on the morning OF the retreat of
We Arglves, who supported Polynlces
v os'elglng Thebes. Crcon has de-
usd that the funeral rites shall not
y Performed over prince who has
nae war upon his country, and that
VINO eonlrayene this decree shall be
lhshed with death. Antlgone, who
lAae a promise TO PolynIces before his
gan 10 give his body burial, declares
atI sister lsmene that she herself
,A lllbl the sacred ceremonies over
- brothers corpse IN spite OF the
VA PROCLAMATION, The tragedy turns
,ne lnexorable execution OF the law
Vleon, and the obedience OF Anti
s9ne 70 the higher law Of love. Hal
soh lhe kng'sson, who loves Antigone,
.e,eopon Kills himself; and his moth
y l9uoWs his example when she hears
AS death The king then is brought
we depths OF humiliation and des-
s snr upon seeing the horrible conse-
wines s.gs' Of his rash decree.
Mugohe Is the old old story which
~ geN Writers have aimed at-the
S ,ut Of a human soul, and mar
p IsSl.ly Is i done In this great drama,
, svie'or Clark was the same great
S ".,@ mere that he was In Shakes