Because of its exploration of human conflicts, its examination of the capability of society and the individual relationships within it, and its focus on universal moral issues, Sophocles'"Antigone" is a relevant addition to secondary school core curricula. "Antigone" is effective in responding to each of Philip Anderson's four rationales for curricula: (1) the "high culture model," which addresses universal themes such as man versus God, and society versus the individual; (2) the "democratic culture model," which expresses the theme "one must obey the higher law" and can be related to contemporary American society; (3) the "social development/social reconstruction model," which provides values clarification through meaningful parallels with the play; and (4) the"psycholinguistic model," which helps students understand the history of words and the development of figurative language and rhetorical techniques. (A handout comparing different translations of the play, and an exercise on figurative language are appended.) (MM)