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Antigone views the generational change with confidence. Not only one of her brothers is to hold the highest office of state in the future, but the rotation principle is to apply. However, being a king for a time is not an option for Eteocles. Once enthroned, he makes it clear that he will not relinquish the high office to Polyneices without a fight. All attempts to find a diplomatic solution in the interest of Thebes fail. With seven armies, Polyneices encircles the land of his origin, wanting to force the throne rotation by violence. Antigone and her sister Ismene are alarmed. From experience, they fear war and worry about their brothers. Indeed, both men meet their death; the battle for Thebes ends abruptly. The land stands at a turning point. And with this, history must also be re-evaluated. Leading in this is Creon, the uncle of the four royal children. He immediately recognizes the risks and opportunities of a power vacuum. Without clear state principles, he is convinced, there will be no stability. Among these principles is also how to honor the dead brothers. An open conflict arises between Antigone and Creon, which in the end knows only losers.

The theater of antiquity laid the foundation for our current understanding of democracy: In the competition of ideas and arguments, the path is to be found that serves the good of all. But where does the freedom of the individual have its limits? And what sanctions are available to a state structured in a liberal manner?

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