Anouilh's Antigone, 1

In the 1940's Europe was either in one of the biggest and most destructive wars in history or in the economic depretion which followed the destruction of the infustructure in many of the countries. The Nazi's views and methods of control lead Europe through a very dark period of time. People followed the Nazi party's beliefs because if they didn't they knew that they could be very severely punished. There was a lot of fear and deception in Europe and it took the rest of the world's combined efforts to stop the Nazi reign and fix the problems.

Europes history will probubly influence the characterization of the central characters (Creon more dictoral, Antigone more rebelious, etc...). It may also influence how these characters make their dicisions and what they decide to do. The plot may also be shifted in certain minor ways to reflect that period of time.