![]() The story opens at the end of a battle between Antigone's brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, for control of Thebes. The ChorusĮlderly men who make notes on what is going on in the play. TiresiusĪ blind prophet who prophecies Polynices' death. ![]() ![]() The leader of the chorus and assistant to the king. The son of the king and queen, and is betrothed to Antigone. She is stubborn and wants to honour her fallen brother. Character Summaries AntigoneĪntigone is less like other women at the time - she is not obedient and docile. Translation: 1984 media type Play pages 432 isbn 9780140444254 preceded_by Oedipus at Colonus Antigone is chronologically the third part of the Oedipus Rex Trilogy by Sophocles, which tells the story of Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, after her father's death. Translated: English series The Three Theban Plays genre(s) Greek Tragedy publisher Penguin release date Original: <441 BC "infobox Book" name Antigone image image caption Cover of Fagles translation orig title Ἀντιγόνη author Sophocles translator Robert Fagles country Greece language Original: Ancient Greece ![]()
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