Reflection on the Trial of Antigone

I thought that the trial went very well! It was something that I had originally dreaded doing, but I think it turned out well in the end. I was glad that we got to do it for the other classes because it made it seem more realistic, and it seemed like there were real stakes. I was somewhat surprised by the jury's decision that Antigone was innocent. I think that gender did have a lot to do with the voting. One girl told me afterwards that she thought the prosecution had a more logically argument but she still sided with Antigone because of the pathos of the argument. I think that the directors did a marvelous job at keeping things on track and making sure that the time went smoothly.