Type Antigone

Name: Antigone
Author: Sophocles

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Drama

The last of theTheban Playstells the story of Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus. She defies the orders of her uncle, King Creon, who has declared her brother Polynices a traitor and forbids his burial after he dies in battle. Driven by her religious duty and love for her family, Antigone secretly buries him. Her actions lead to her arrest, and despite Creon’s attempts to persuade her with threats and promises,...

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CHAPTERS

Introduction

Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, the late king of Thebes, in defiance of Creon who rules in his stead, resolves to bury her brother Polyneices, slain in his attack on Thebes. She is caught in the act by...

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Dramatis Personae

Antigone and Ismene, daughters of Oedipus and sisters of Polyneices and Eteocles Creon, King of Thebes Haemon, son of Creon, betrothed to Antigone Eurydice, wife of Creon Teiresias, the prophet Chorus...

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Antigone

Antigone and Ismene before the Palace gates. Antigone: Ismene, sister of my blood and heart, See’st thou how Zeus would in our lives fulfil The weird of Oedipus, a world of woes! For what of pain, aff...

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