Antigone vs Anike

Even though Anike is known as the Malaysian version of Antigone, it has its own speciality. Wong Pui Nam has brilliantly written Anike based on Malaysian’s history of Melaka Sultan’a Palace. I am pleased to know that Wong Pui Nam takes the sensitivity of Islmic into consideration, thus he changed the setting to the time before the arrival of Islam. This is to avoid sensitivity due to that Islam does not believe in attempting suicide.

The fact that the plot between these two plays is similar makes it easier for me to learn and understand Anike. But, personally, I prefer to Antigone as it is the original play. Somehow, reading Antigone has more impact on me than reading Anike. I am able to feel catharsis while reading Antigone as I feel closer to the character Antigone rather than Anike.