I'll quibble a bit with your explanation of Antigone. To me, the key conflict is duty to the gods and your family versus duty to the state. Much like Orestes, Antigone has to choose whether to abide by the gods (divine law) or abide by the state (man's law).
Nice list, though I've never been a fan of Ibsen. Based on your recommendation, I'll have to read "A Way of the World." As far as I'm concerned, the greatest modern play is "A Long Day's Journey Into Night." I also prefer "The Crucible" to "Death of a Salesman" if we're discussing Arthur Miller.
Great choices! I would only add Medea or King Lear
I’d suggest the Agamemnon trilogy by Aeschylus before Antigone.
Antigone is probably the most popular Ancient Greek tragedy but it’s completely misunderstood.
A couple months ago I posted this essay explaining why, I hope you don’t mind me including the link: https://chriscoffman.substack.com/p/antigone-homicidal-empathy-and-the?
„The Last Days of Mankind“ by Karl Kraus.
I'll quibble a bit with your explanation of Antigone. To me, the key conflict is duty to the gods and your family versus duty to the state. Much like Orestes, Antigone has to choose whether to abide by the gods (divine law) or abide by the state (man's law).
No exit by Jean Paul sartre
The importance of being earnest by Oscar Wilde
Death of salesman by Arthur miller
Macbet
A doll's house by ibsen
A way of the world by william congreve
Nice list, though I've never been a fan of Ibsen. Based on your recommendation, I'll have to read "A Way of the World." As far as I'm concerned, the greatest modern play is "A Long Day's Journey Into Night." I also prefer "The Crucible" to "Death of a Salesman" if we're discussing Arthur Miller.
The Faust summary lines the play up as a metaphor for the current state of AI development.
"The Mysanthrope", I saw it with Georges Descrières. Such a change from his suave "Arsène Lupin"!
Switch Lear for Hamlet