AntigoneSophocles addresses themes of civil disobedience, fidelity, and love for family; and questions which law is greater: the gods' or man's—in this play that challenged many established mores of Ancient Greece. |
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2ND MESS ANTIGONE ANTISTROPHE Argive art thou behold beneath blood blow breast bride bury Cadmus caught child corse crime curse dead death deed dire doom Dost doth dread e’er earth Enter CREON Entombing escape Eteocles EURYDICE evil eyes fate father fear fell fierce fire gain Gods grave HAEM Haemon HALFCHORUS hand hapless harm Hast thou hate hath heard heart Heaven honoured ISMENE King lament land LEADER OF CHORUS live lord lost loud madness maid maiden Megareus Messenger mind mortal mourn ne’er nought o’er Oedipus palace Polynices ruin shalt sire sister sorrow soul STROPHE sure sway tell Theban Thebè Thebes thee thine ear thou art thou hast thou sayest thou wilt thought Thy father’s TIRESIAS today true brother unhappy vault voice WATCH wilt thou wise woman’s word Wouldst thou wrath yonder Zeus