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CHARACTERS:
(EDIPUS
TIRESIAS
JO
CAS
TA
CRE ON
ANTIGONE
ETEOCLES
POLYNICES
ISI{ENE
CIIORUS
ACT
I
Manq
things
are
admirable;
but
rww
ntore
admirable
than
man'
SOPHOCLES:
CHORUS
F'ROM
ANTIGONE
rEDrpus:
Here
I
am,
all
present
and
complete
in
this
instant
of
everlasting
time;
like
someone
who
might
come
down
to
the
front
of
the
stage
and
sav:
i
am
CEdipus.
Forty years
old,
and
for
twenty
vears
a
king.
With
my
own
strong
arm
I
have
pulled
-yt&
up
to
the
highest
point
of
happi
iress.
A
waif
and
a foundling,
without
papers
or
citizenship,
I
am glad
above
all
that
I
owe
noth-
ing
to
anyone
but
myself.
trIappiness
was
not
giien
to
me;
I
conquered
it' That
w-ay
compla-
fency
lurks;
and
to
guard
against
it
I-
wondered
at
fiist
if
my
case
was
not
one
of
predestination'
Fearful
of
that
giddying
pride
which
has
un-
steadied
certain
leaders-and
they
not
the
least
famous-
But
there
you
are,
CEdipus,
off
again
on
those
overlong
phrases
tlrat you
don't
always
know
horv
to
finiih.
Just
say
simply
wiiat
you
have
to
say,
and
don't
go
in for
that
inflated
manner
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T,uso
Legends
which
you
claim
to
have
eut
out
of
your
life.
Keep
things
simple
and
they'll
turn out
all
right.
Be
simple
yourself:
direct
as
an arrow-strafuht
to
the target.
. .
.
That
brings
me
back
to wf,at
,
*3:
yyi"g
just
now:
Yes,
if I
sometimes
manage
to
think
that
I
have
been
launched
on
my
*uy
6y
the-
gods,
I do
it
to redouble
my
own
modesty
and
to
refer back
to them
the
credit
for
my
destiny.
For
in
my
particular
case
it's
rather
difficult not
to
get a
little
pufied-up about
one_
self.
I
escape
it
by creating
above
me
a
holy
power
to
which,
whether
I like
it
or
not,
I
am
subject.
Who would
not
gladly
bow down
to
such
a
pow-er, if
it
led
him
to
where
I
now
am?
A
god
is
guiding
you, CEdipus,
and
there
aren't
two
l-ike
you.
That's
what
I
tell
myself
on
Sundays
and
holidays.
The
rest
of
the
week
I've
no
time
to
think
about
it.
Besides,
what
would
be
the
use?
I'm
no_
good
at
reasoning;
Iogic's
not my
strong
point;-I
proceed
by intuition.
Some
people,
when-
ever
they
get mixgd
up in
the
traffic,
keep
saying
to
themselves:
"should
I
give
way?
Have I-thE
right
to
overtake?"_For
my
part,
I always
behave
as if
a
god were
tefiing
*L
i,hut
to
do.
(The
Chorus,
dioided
into
tuso
groups,
con-Les
doranstage,
to
right
and
left
of
G,diVus.)
BorH
cHoRUSns:
We,
the
Chorus,
whose
particular
function
in
this
place is
to
represent
the
opinion
of
the
majority,
declare
ourselves
surprisei
and
grieved
by
the
profession
of
so
aggressive
an
individualism,
The views
that
Gdipus
has
dis-
closed
are
intolerable
in
other
people-unless
they
are
disguised.
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Two
Legends
Gdipus
Of
course
it
is a good
thing to
put
the
gods
o
one's
side.
But
the surest
way
is
to be
on
the
sid
of
the
priests.
CEdipus would
do
well
to consu
Tiresias;
he's
the
man who's really
got
the gods
in
hand.
Under
pretense
of serving
our
interest
CEdipus
runs
the
risk of turning them
against
us
and
there's
no
doubt
that it is
to
him that we owe
the
evils
which
are overwhelming us at this
mo
ment.
(ln
a
lower
aoi,ce)
We shall
try, with
inex
pensive
sacrifices
and
well-directed
prayers,
to
earn
their
indulgence;
and,
by
dissociating our
selves
from
our king, to direct against
him
alone
the
chastisement
that his
pride
deserves.
RrcHr-HAND
cHoRUS
(to
G,dlpus) : That
you
yoursel
are
happy,
no one would
deny,
though
you
do
say
it
too
often. But
we
are
not happy, we,
you
people,
O
CEdipus; but we,
your people-ah,
no
we
are
not
happy.
We should
prefer
to
hide
i
from you;
but
the
action
of
this drama could
no
proceed
unless
we
give you
a
most lamentable
piece
of
news. The
plague-since
we must
give
i
its
real
name-continues
to
bring
mourning
to
Thebes.
Your
family
has
so
far
been spared; bu
it
is
seemly
that
a king
should
interest
himself in
his
people's
misfortunes,
even
where
these
do no
afiect
him directly.
LEFr-HAND
cHoRUS: Besides,
we
can't
help
thinking
that
your
happiness
and
our
unhappiness
are
linked
in
some
mystical way; at least, that is what
Tiresias'
teaching
has
allowed
us
to
glimpse.
It
is
good
that
we should
get
this
point quite
straight.
Apollo must
give
us
the
facts. You
yourself
have
been
good
enough
to dispatch the
excellent
',,
..,.r,.,-whi.ch
you
claim
to
h*-u
":j
out
of
your life'
,."
:.:.,i
l(eep
things
simple
and
they'll
turn out all
right.
,,i.,','
:;'
3e'
iimple-yo'rself
:
direct
as
an arrow-straight
:;,rr,:,i' to'the
iurg"t..
, .
That
brings
me
back
to
what
:,',
I
'
'
i
*as
sayiigjust
now:
Yes,
if I sometimes
manage
"t,
to
think
that
I
have
been
launched
on
my
way
by
the
gods,
I
do
it
to redouble my
own
modesty
and
to
refer
back
to them
the
credit
for
mv
destiny.
For
in my
particular
case
it's
rathJr
difficult
not
to
get a
little
puffed-up
about
one-
self.
I
escape
it
by
creating
above
me
a
holy
power
to
which,
whether
I
like
it
or
not,
I
am
subject. Who
would
not
gladly
bow
down
to
such
a
pow-er,
if
it
led
hirn
to
where
I
now
am?
A
god
is
guiding you,
CEdipus,
and
there
aren,t
two
I'ike
you.
That's what
I tell
myself
on
Sundays
and
holidays.
The
rest
of
the
week
I,ve
no
time
to
think
about
it.
Besides,
what
would
be
the
use?
I'm
no_
good
at
reasoning;
Iogic,s
not
my
strong
point;_I
proceed
by
intuition.
Some
people,
whenl
ever
they
get mixed
up
in
the
traffic,
keep
saying
to
themselves:
"Shoutrd
I
give
wayp
Have
I- thI
right to
overtake?"
For
my
part,
I
always
behave
as if
a
god
were
telling
me
*hat
to
do.
(The
Chorus,
diuided
into
two
groups,
conles
downstage,
to
right
and
teft
of
CEdipus.)
BorH
cHoRUSas:
We,
the
Chorus,
whose
particular
function
in
this
place
is
to
represent
thi
opinion
of
the-majority,
declare
orrrselrres
surprisei
and
grieved
y
tt
"
profession
of
so
aggressive
an
individualism.
The
views
that
Gdipis
has
dis-
closed
are
intolerable
in
other
peiople_unless
they
are
disguised.
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T,uo
Legends
9r"ol,.
your
brother_in_Iaw,
to
tle
sanctuary,
and
he
will
soon
be
here
to
give
us
the
oracle,s
much-
awaited
answer.
(EDrpus:
Here
he
is, just
back
at
this
very
moment.
(Enter
Creon.
To
Creon)
Well?
cREoN:
Wouldn,t
it
be
better
if
I
spoke
to
you
alonep
cEDrpus:
Why?
you-k1ow
I
despisJ
ail
forms
.f
;;_
terfuge.
you
shall
therefore
say
everything
in
front of
everyone.
I
invite,
t
"or.r'rnura
you to
do
so.
If
anythinq
can
remedy
the
"rit,
of
;y
p""p;,
they
as
much"as
I
have
t#,,gni
i;know
it.
Onty
thus
can
they
help
me
to
put-things
right.
What
did
the
oru"i"
,"yi
r
---
-'*-'b"
cnEoN:
Just
what
I
expected:
something
is
rotten
in
the
kingdom.
cDtprrs:
Stop.
The
people
are
not
enough.
your
sister
locasta
and
our
four
children
must
also
be
present.
cREoN:
One
moment.
I,app_rove
of
your
summoning
Jocasta.
you
know
thaii
am
"
^lun
o1
,fr"
hveliest
family
feeling.
Besides,
,h"
_t;;;
us vatuableadvice.
But
tie
"hitd.;o;;;i"";;
o
take
part
inihe
discussion.
very
young
GDrp:s:
Antigone
is
already
no
longer
a
child.
Eteocles
and
polynic",
ur"
*h"t-i?u,
at
their
a.ge:.,re3kless,
guick
to
act,
and
anything
il;
stupid..It
is
a
good
thing
that
they
should
know
something-
of
anxiety.
Af
for
fr."6"",-
she
won,t
understand.
(Enter
Jocasta ar-rcl_
(Ecliptts,
four
children)
cEDrpus
.(to
locasta):
your
brother
i,
iurii""t
t
o*
Pytho.
I
wanted
you
all
to
U"
fro"
with
me
to
ritti,:,::il1r1r1i:i:
CRE
CED
CRE
GD
CRE
CED
Joc
CRE
(ED
JOC
CED
JOC
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Tu:o
Legends
Creon,
your
brother-in_law,
to
the
sanctuary,
and
he
will
soon
be
here
to
give
us
the
oracle,s
much_
awaited
answer.
cEDrpus:
Here
he
is, just
back
at
this
very
moment.
(Enter
Creon.
To
Creon)
Well?
cREoN:
Wouldn't
it
be
better
if
I
spoke
to
you alone?
cEDrpus:
Why?
You
know
I
despise
all
forms
of
sub_
terfuge.
You
shall
therefoie
say
everything
in
front
of
everyone.
I
invite,
I
command
vo,, tX dn
so, If
anything
can
remedy
the
evils
of
*y
peopl",
they
as
much
as
I
have
the
right
to
know
ii.
Onty
thus
can
they
help
me
to
puf
things
right.
WhJt
did
the
oracle
say?
Just
what
I
expected:
something
is
rotten
in
the
kingdom.
Stop.
The
people
are
not
enough.
your
sister
Jocasta
and
our
four
children
irust
also
be
present.
One
moment.
I-approve
of
your
summoning
Jocasta.
You
know
that
I
am
u
-r,
of
the
livehe#
family
feeling.
Besides,
she
may give
us valuable
advice.
But
the
children
,""-
io"*"
very
young
to
take
part in
the
discussion.
Antigone
is
already
no
lonqer
a
child.
Eteocles
and
Polynices
are
what
I"v,as
at
their
age:_.re_ckless,
quick
to
act,
and
anything
but
stupid.
It
is
a
good
thing
that
they
shouldlnow
something
of
anxiety.
Ai for
Ismlne,
she
won,t
understand.
(Enter
locasta
ancl
(Ed,iptts,
four
child.ren)
(to
locasta):
your
brother
is
just
back
from
Pytho,
I
wanted
you
all
to
be
here
with
me
to
(Edipus
7
hear
the
god's
answer.
Come
on,
Creon,
tell us
now:
what
did
the
oracle
saY?
cREoN:
That
the
wrath
of God
would never be turned
away
frorn
Thebes
until
Laius, the
late king,
had
been
avenged.
cEDrPus:
Avenged
of
what?
c:REoN:
Surely
you
know
that the
man whose place
you
have
taken
in my
sister
locasta's
bed, and
on
ihe
throne
of
Thebes,
died
at
the
hand
of
an
assassin?
(xDrpus:
Yes,
tr
know-but
rvas
the
culprit
not
pun-
ished?
cREoN:
The police
could
never
lay
hands on
him.
In
fact,
we
must
even admit
that they
never looked
very
hard.
oDleus
(to
locasta):
You
never told me-
JocASTA:
Every
time
I
wanted
to tell
you,
my
dear,
you
interrupted
me.
"No,
don't
talk
of the
past,"
you
burst
out,
"I
don't
want to
know
anything
about
it. A
golden
age has
begun.
All things
are
made
anew.
."
cREoN:
The u,ord "justice"
was
turned on your
lips
to
"amnesty."
cEDTPUS:
If
I
kner,v
the
swine
who-
JocasrA:
Calm yourself,
my
dear.
It's
ancient history.
Why go
back to the past?
cEDrpus:
I lvon't keep calm.
I only wish I
had
known
it sooner, Damnation,
I'll
not
rest till
I find
the
culprit. I'11 hunt
him dorvn, no matter where
he's
hiding.
He'll
not
escape
me-that I swear. How
long ago did all tiris
happen?
JocASrA:
I had
been
six months a widow
when
you
succeeded Laius. That
was
twenty years
ago.
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Two
Legends
cEDrpus:
Twenty,years
of
happiness_
TTRESTAS:
-which
in
the
sighiof
God
are
as
one
dav.
(Tiresias,
blind,
dressid,
as
a
friar,
has
"*u
in
unnoticed,
accompani.ed,
by
Antigone
and,
ls-
mene.)
cEDrpusi
God,
what
a
bore
that
man
isl
Forever
meddling
in-other
people,s
business.
Who
asked
you
to
come?
JocAsrA
(to
CEdlpus).,.
pty
dear,
you
shouldn,t
speak
so before
the
children.
It
isni
wise
to
diminish
the,
authority
of
the
man
rvhom
we
have
chosen
to
be
their
tutor,
and
who
has
to
go
with
them
everywhere.
(To.
Tiresias)
you
we#
saying_?
TTnESTAS:
I
do
not
wish
to
vex
the
kins.
GDrpus:
It
is
not
what
p-eople
say
thai
vexes
me,
but
what
they
think
and
dtn,t
sav.
So"rk
TTRESTAS:
Alone,
and
man
to
mari,
d;;;r,
we
will
speak
of
your
happiness_of
*t
ut
yo'"
call
happi_
ness.
But
for
the
present
we
must
discuss.tie
unhappiness
of
the
people.
The
p"opt"
are
sufier-
ing,
CEdipus,
and
theiiking
""rirot'but
know
it.
Between
the
prosperity
of
the
few
and the
in-
qlgence
ot
the
majority,
God
weaves
a
mysterious
thread.
The
name
of
God,
Gdip;,-i,
often
on
your
lips;
I don't
blame
you
for
ihutJu,
from
it
1b",, Tr
seeking
to
make
God
your
assentor
in-
stead
ot
your judge,
and
for
feeling
no
awe
in
His
presence.
cEDrpus:
I have
never
been
what
is
called
a
funk.
TTRESTAS:
The
more
valiant
a
leader
may
be
before
men,
the
more pleasing
is
his
submissiveness
to
God.
I
cEDrpus:
Had
I
felt
awe
in
the
presence
of
the
Sphinx,
I
cou
not
h
BOTH
CI{O
You
can't
RIGIIT-HA
Sphi
sume
the
a
LEFT-HAN
your
kill
BOTII
CHO
we
r
destr
RTGHT-IIA
was
LEFT-HAN
left
BOTH
CHO
ence
cEDTPUS
rathe
thing
abou
rmrsres:
But
bese
pent
We
fore
his b
Mea
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cEDrpus:
Twenty
years
of
happiness_
TTRESTAS:
-which
in
the
sighf
of
God
are
as
one
dav.
(Tiresias,
blind,
dressed
as
a
friar,
has
"*n
in
unnoticed,
accompanied
by
Antigone
and,
Is-
mane,)
cEDrpus:
God,
what
a
bore
that
man
is
Forever
meddling
in
other
people,s
business.
Who
asked
you to
come?
JocASrA
{1o
A nfuil.',
My
dear,
you
shouldn,t
speak
so before
the
children.
It
isJt
wise
to
diminish
the-
authority
of
the
man
rvhom
we
have
chosen
to
be
their
tutor,
and
who
has
to
go
with
them
everywhere.
(To
Tiresias)
you
we#
saying_?
rmESrAS:
I
do
not
wish
to
vex
the
king.
GDrpus:
It
is
not
what
people
say
thai
vexes
me,
but
what
they
think
and
don,t
sav.
Speak,
TTRESTAs:
Alone,
and
man
to
man,
ddiprr,
we
will
speak
of
your
happiness-of
what
you
call
happi_
ness.
But
for
the
present
we
must
discrss'tie
unhappiness
of
the
people.
The
people
are
sufier-
ing,
(Edipus,
and
theiiking
crrnot'but
know
it.
Between
the
prosperity
of
the
few
and
the
in-
dlgence
of
the
majority,
God
tveaves
a
mysterious
thread.
The
name
of
God,
CEdipus,
is
often
on
your lips;
I don't
blame
you for
that_far
from
it
-bu,t
f^or
seeking
to
make
God
your
assentor
in-
stead
of
your judge,
and
for
feeling
no
awe
in
His
presence.
I have
never
been
what
is
called
a funk.
The
more
valiant
a
leader
may
be
before
men,
the
more
pleasing
is
his
submissiveness
to
God.
Had
I felt
awe
in
the
presence
of
the
Sphinx,
Gdipus
g
I
could
not
have
answered
its riddle
and
I
should
not
have
been
king'
BorH
cFroRUsBs:
It's
no
good,
CEdipus,
it's no good'
You
know
very
well
that with
Tiresias even
a
king
can't
have
the
last
word'
Rrcrlr-HAND
cHoRUS:
No
doubt
you
vanquished
the
Sphinx;
but
remember
that afterr'vards you
pre-
s,imed,
having
solved
the riddle,
to
do
without
the
auguries
of the
birds.
LEFT-HAND
cno*us'
And
then when the
birds
troubled
your sleep,
you
deceitfully told
us that
we
could
lill
th"-
off,
in
defiance
of
Tiresias.
BorH
cHonusas:
They
made
an
excellent
stew;
but
we
realized
that
we
had done wrong
when God
destroyed
our crops
with
a
plague
of caterpillars.
RrcHT-HAND
ctroRUS:
And
if
we
fasted
that
year,
it
rvas
from penitence,
of course-
LEFr-HAND
cHoRUs:
But also
because we
had
nothing
left
to
eat.
BorH
cHoRusus:
And
so
from now on,
in total obedi-
ence,
we
urge
you
to
listen
to
Tiresias.
cEDrpus
(to
his
sorzs):
The
people
would
always
rather
have
a
religious
interpretation
than explain
things
naturally-there's
nothing
to
be
done
about
it.
(To
Ti,resias)
All
right-get
on with
it.
TTRESTAS:
The
royal
police
can seek
out
the criminal.
But
while
we
are
waiting
for them
to find
him, I
beseech
every
one
of
you
to show yourselves
re-
pentant;
for every
one
of
you
is
guilty
before
God,
We
cannot
imagine
a man without
stain.
There-
fore
let each
of
you
descend
into
the
depths
of
his being
and there
examine
himself and repent'
Meanwhile
a
few ofierings
may
help
to
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Him
whose
displeasure
has
laid
so
severe
a
scourge
upon
the
town.
The dead
are
already
beyond
counting,
I was
walking
just
now
with
Polynices
and
he,
who
saw
what
I cannot
see,
will
tell you-
poLyNrcES:
Yes,
father,
not
far from
the
palace we
came
upon
a
group
of
people
srnitten with
the
plague.
They were
all
smeared
with vomit and
feces,
and
writhing
in
some
terrible
colic.
It
seemed
as
if
each
r,vere helping
the
other to
die.
We could
hear
nothing,
all
around us, but
their
weeping,
and
sighing,
and hiccuping,
And
when
they Iooked at
us-
cREoN:
Enough
Enough
(lsmene has
fainted.)
cEDrpus: Yes,
quite enough You've
upset the
little
one
norv
ETEocLES
(to
Polynices):
You
shouldn't
have said
such things
in
front
of
your
sister.
cEDrpus
(to
locasta):
Be
good
enough
to
take
the
children away.
(Tiresias
leaaes
uith them.)
Let
the
people also leave us.
I
want
to
think.
((Edipus
and.
Creon
are
left
alone.)
cB-EoN; You are inconsequent,
like all impulsive
peo-
ple.
What
was
the
point
of
that oath
you
swore
just
now?
cEDrPUs:
What
oath?
cREoN:
You see-you've
forgotten
it
already.
But the
people
are
there to remember
it,
and
your
chil-
dren
too,
And Tiresias
is
there to bring it
back
to
your
mind, You
swore
to
avenge the king's death.
cEDrpus: That is
true.
Why
was
the
criminal not
prosecuted?
cREoN:
The
who
GDrPus:
BY
who
cREoN:
BY
me
a
thought
it
im
to
it,
and
to
like
anY
ot
cEDIPus:
Yes,
bu
cREoN: Jocasta
She
thoug
should
be
reign'
cEDrPus:
]ocast
ness.
She
what
a
mo
mother,
s
Tell
me-h
him?
cREoN:
A
grea
cEDrPus:
And
children?
cREoN:
That's
reallY
tel
(EDTPUS:
Then
insist
on
cREoN:
VerY
dren,
bec
CEDIPUS:
ThA
cREoN:
-had
to
death
theY
wer
cEDTPUS:
I
se
this
chil
cREoNl
It
wa
:
i
,:
lt
ll LL,
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Him
whose
displeasure
has
Iaid
so
severe
a
scourge
upon
the
town.
The
dead
are
,fr""ai
beyond
counting.
I
was
walki"s
.rt
now
with
olynices
and
he,
who
saw
*t?,,r
cannot
see,
will
telJ
you_
t,oLyNrcES:
yes,
father,
not
far
from
the
palace
we
came
upon
a
group
of
people
smitten
with
the
plague.
They
werd
ail
smejred
*itf,
,ro*it
una
feces,
and
writhing
tu
;;;;#bte
cotic.
It
seemed
as
if
each
riere
helping
the
other
to
die.
We
could
hear.nothing,
utt'nr8,rrJ
us,
but
their
yeepjnq,
and
sighing,
and
hiccuping.
And
when
they
looked
at
us_
Enought
Enoughl
(Ismene
has
fatntid.)
Yes,
quite
enough
youve
upset
the
little
one
now
(to
porynices):
you
shouldn,t
have
said
such
things
in
front
of
yourui.t".--
-
locasta).:_Be
good
"no,lgh
to
take
the
cnildren
arvay.
(
Tiresias
leaaes
iitn
them.)
le-t
t\qeopte
also ieave
"r.
i-*r",i"",ir",..
(CEdipus
and
Creon
are
left
,i;";.i-'
You
are
inconsequent,
like
all
impulsive
peo_
ple.
What
was
the
point
of
th;-";tfi
you
swore
just
nowP
What
oathp
You
see_you,ve
forgotten
it
already.
But
the
people
are
there
to.
reniember
it,
;;;
your
chil_
dren
too.
And
Tir
your
mind.
y",
,illlT
-'s
there
to
bring
lt
back
to
rhat
is
""x"iil;';:1*"J:"Iff;"1"T1;
rosecuted?
GdiPus
I r
cREoN:
The
whole
thing
was
hushed
up'
.EDrPus:
BY
whom'l
]"o;;
gJ
*"
at
first'
I
was
regent
at the
time,
and
I
**-at
o"gll,
it
imprudent
to
call
the people's
attention
,,
rii"a
to
lit
them
see
that
a
king
may
be
killed
like
anY
other
man'
GDTPUS:
Yes,
but
theY
know
it
nolv'
Iro*,
Tocasta
also
opposed
the
idea of
an inquiry'
"'*
Sh"'
thought-and
very wisely-that
nothing
should
be
allowed
to
darken
the
first
days
of
your
reign.
."rr*rrl focasta
has
always
watched
over
my
happi-
--
,r"rr.
She
is
perfect,
Jocasta'
What
a
wife
And
what
a
mother
For
me,
who
never
knew
my
orvn
mother,
she
has
been
wife
and
mother
in one'
Tell
me-her
first
husband,
did
she
really
love
him?
cREoNr
A
great
deal
less
than you,
that's
certain'
cEDrpus:
A-nd
another
thing-didn't
they
have
auy
children?
cREoN:
That's
a long
story.
I
don't
know
really
tell
you
about it.
ompus:-Then
you
should
not
have
begun'
insist
on
knowing'
cREoN:
Very
well.
They
didn't
want
to
have
any
chil-
dren,
because
the
oracle-
cEDTPUS:
That
oracle
again
cREoN:
-had
predicted
that
Laius
would
be
stabbed
to
death by
his
own
son.
But,
one
festive
evening,
they
were
careless-
cEDrpus:
I
see
what you
mean.
And
what
became
of
this
child
of
drunkenness?
cREoN:
It was
a
son. As
soon
as
he was
born
they
gave
if
I
should
But
now
I
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to
a
shepherd,
whose
sad
duty
it
was
to abandon
him
on
the
mountainside,
where
he
was
eaten
by wild
beasts,
cEDr?us
r Is
this
shepherd
still
alive?
cneoNr
You
ask too
many
questions.
If
you want
my
advice-don't
fret
about
it.
Live
in
peace.
cEDrpusi
With
such
a
thorn
in
my
pillow,
I
fear
I
should
never
sleep
soundly
again.
Besides,
you
heard
what
was
said:
it
is
God
s
will
that
ihe
murderer
should
be
punished.
cREoN:
{I
d"ur
CEdipus,
oracles
are
all
very
well
for
the
people,
but
they
can't
dictate
to
us.
We
who
rule
should
use
them
to reinforce
our
author-
ity,
and
interpret
them
as
suits
us
best,
They
told
us
that
Laius
would
be
killed
by
his
son;
tut it
was
the
son who
died.
Laius
is dead,
all
the
same,
you may
say.
If
he
were
alive,
you
would
not
be
sitting
on
his
throne,
So
don't
distress
yourself
about
his
loss,
and
don't
worry
about
the'*u.rrr".
of
his
death.
Whoever
killed
him
did
it for
you;
fre
played
your
game;
it's
not
for
you
to
punish
him,
but
rather
to
give
him
a
reward.
cEDrpus:
And
what
would
Tiresias
say?
cREoN:
Are
you afraid
of him?
cEDrpus:
Not-exactly.
But
he
has
the
ear
of
the
peo_
ple. And
I myself
sometimes
find
the
souni
of
his
voice
disquieting-yes,
the
sound
of
it_it,s
as if
it
came
from
the
nether
world.
Here
he
is
again.
He
approaches,
and
yet
one
never
hears
his
step.
What
do
you want
with
us,
Tiresias?
(Tiresias
has
come
in.)
TmEsrAs:
CEdipus,
the
queen
would
like
to
speak
to
you.
She
is
waiting
for
you in
the
palace.
(Exit
GdiPus
Besides,
I
heard
every w
cREoN:
You
were
TTRESTAS:
I can
he
hear
people's
it
is
not
a g
reassured'
cREoN:
What
do
TrR-ESTAS:
His
min
soul
is like so
find
no
entra
fear
of
God,
untroubled
h
start
a
little
cREoN:
Why?
TTRESTAS:
Because
little
crack
th
Eteocles
and
with
every
d
confirm
it:
th
them
that
the
which
every
you
in
my
o
God
whom
and
of
our
pi
'
people,
who
scourge
whic
being
punish
over,
how
c
Jocasta
love
the
God
who
self,
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to
a shepherd,
whose
sad
duty
it
was
abandon
him
on
the
mountainside,
where
he
eaten
by
wild
beasts.
Is this
shepherd
still
alive?
You
ask
too
many
questions.
If
you
want
my
fret
about
it.
Live
in peace.
With
such
a
thorn
in
my
pillow,
I
fear
I
never
sleep
soundly
again.
Besides,
you
what
was
said:
it
is
Gid,s
will
that
ihe
should
be
punished.
{I
dear
CEdipus,
oracles
are
all
very
well
the
people,
but
they
can't
dictate
to
us.
We
rule
should
use
them
to
reinforce
our
author-
and interpret
them
as
suits
us
best.
They
told
that
Laius
would
be
killed
by
his
son;
tut
it
the
son
who
died.
Laius
is
dead,
all
the
same,
say.
If he
were
alive,
you
would
not
be
on his
throne.
So don't
distress
yourself
his
loss,
and
don't
worry
about
the
manner
his
death.
Whoever
killed
him
did
it for
you;
nlayed
your
game;
it's
not
for
you
to
punish
but
rather
to
give
him
a
reward,
And
what
would
Tiresias
say?
Are
you
afraid
of him?
Not-exactly.
But
he
has
the
ear
of
the
peo_
And
I
myself
sometimes
find
the
souni
of
voice
disquieting-yes,
the
sound
of
it_it,s
if
it
came
from
the
nether
world.
Here
he
is
He
approaches,
and
yet one
never
hears
step.
What do
you want
with
us,
Tiresiasp
has
ccmte
in.)
CEdipus,
the
qleen
would
like
to
speak
to
She
is
waiting
for
you
in
the
palace.
Gdipus
13
{Exit
G,di.pus.
To
Creon)
Besides,
I
wanted'him
to
leave
us
alone. I
heard
every
word
you
were saying.
cREoN:
You
were
listening?
rrnESrAS:
I
can
hear without listening. Even
before
I
hear
people's
voices I
know their thoughts,
Creon,
it
is
not
a
good
thing that CEdipus
should
be
reassured.
cREoN:
What
do you
mean?
TTRESTAS:
His mind
is
already
too much
at rest. His
soul
is like
some
sealed vessel, to which
fear can
ffnd
no
entrance,
My
authority
is
based
on
the,
fear
of God, and
there
is
blasphemy
in
CEdipus'
untroubled
happiness.
It
is for
you, Creon, to
start
a
little
crack
in that happiness.
l
cnroN:
WhyP
rrnEsrAs:
Because
it
is
by means of
that
disquieting
little crack that
God
will
ffnd a way
into
his heart.
Eteocles and Polynices are
giving
me
the slip-
with
every day
I ieel
*or"
,i."
oi
it.
locasta
will
confirm
it:
their
father's
example
has
persuaded
them that they can cut free from
the authority
to
which
every man should bow.
I do not
speak to
you
in
my
own
name,
but in
the name
of the
God whom
I
represent;
in
the name of
Jocasta
and of our
pious
Antigone;
and
in
the
name
of the
people, who
live
in terror,
inferring
from
the
scourge
which now
afHicts them that
they are
being
punished for their king's incredulity.
More-
over,
how
can
Antigone revere a {ather,
and
Jocasta
love
a
husband,
whose heart has
rejected
the
God whom
both
of
them worship? You
your-
self,
Creon, must
see
that it is
in everyone's in.
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that
a king should
bow
to a
higher
power
to whom each
and
all
may appeal-be
it
even
against
their
king.
(Enter
locasta.)
JocAsra:
CEdipus is dumbfounded
by
the
news I
have
just
given
him:
Antigone
wishes to take
orders.
cREoN:
Antigone
a vestal
rrRESrAs:
It's
not
surprising.
The
dear
child
hopes
in
this way
to
offset
her father's
impiety.
JocASTA:
She
has
confided her
intentions
to
me,
but
they
are
to
remain
a secret.
Her brothers
as
yet
know nothing
of
them.
cnxoN: Ah,
poor childl
rrRESrAs:
Why poor? She will
ftnd in God
a surer
happiness than
any fEdipus
can
show-a saintly
felicity
consisting not in
pride,
but in humility.
cREoN: I
think
too
that
she was
much distressed
by
the misfortunes
of
the
people.
JocASrA:
She
begged me
to let
her
nurse the
sick.
I protested that that could
not
be
fit
work
for a
princess.
"Then
let
me pray
for
them,
intercede
for
them," she said, And
she added, more
quietly:
,
"and
perhaps
too
for-"
but could not
go
on for
tears.
TrRESras:
For
someone
yet
more
gavely
ill.
cREoN:
Was
she
thinking of her father?
TTRESTAS: Of
course. How
did
CEdipus take itP
JocASrA:
At
first he was both
angry and
afironted.
Then
he
cried
out that
he recognized
Tiresias'
hand
in
the matter.
TTRESTAS:
I am
merely
God's
instrument.
But, since
He
is
working through me, He
will
not now
stay
His
hand.
TocAsrA:
MY
belo
"
stancY,
all
cou
offer
these
th
dutY-that
I
TBESIAS:
Creon
m
the
king
s
se
disposed
to
a
cREoN:
I
shall
be
succeed.
CEd
bores
him.
TTRESIAS:
God
wi
me,
with
the
cREoN:
God
has
TmESIAS:
OnIY
to
insPiration'
JocASrAi
I
Put
m
is
through
Yo
Most
High.
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Legends
terest
that
a king
should
bow
to
a higher
power
to
whom
each
and
all
may
appeal_Jbe
it'even
against
their
king.
(Enter
locasta.)
CEdipus
is
dumbfounded
by
the
news
I
have
just
given
him:
Antigone
*irh",
to
take
orders.
Antigone
a vestal
It's
not
surprising.
The
dear
child
hopes
in
his
way
to
offset
her
father's
impietv.
She
has
confided
her
intent'ioni
to
me,
but
are
to
remain
a
secret.
Her
brother,
",
y"i
nothing
of
them.
Ah,
poor
child
Why
poor?
She
will
ffnd
in
God
a
surer
than
any
CEdipus
can
show_a
saintly
consisting
not-in
iride,
but
in
humility.
I think
too
that
she
was
much
distrerr"d
by
misfortunes
of
the
people.
She
begged
me
to
let
her
nurse
the
sick.
protested
that
that
could
not
be
fit
work
for
a
"Then
let
me pray
for
them,
intercede
them,"
she
said.
andihe
added,
more
quietly:
perhaps
too for-"
but
could
not
go on
ftr
For
someone
yet
more
gravety
ill.
Was
she
thinking
of
her
fatheri
Of
course.
How
did
CEdipus
take
it?
At
ffrst
he
was
both
angry
and
afironted.
he
cried
out
that
he
recognized
Tiresias,
in
the
matter.
I
am
merely
God's
instrument.
But,
since
is
working
through
me,
He
will
not
now
stay
hand.
Gdipus
r5
TocAsrA:
My
beloved
husband
is
all
virtue,
all
con-
stancy,
all
courage;
ttrat
he should be brought to
offer
these
things
to
God should be our
dearest
duty-that
I
know
very well,
Tiresias.
rrRESrAs:
Creon
must
help me. He
will
break
down
the
king's
self-confidence
and make him more
disposed
to
accept what
I say.
cREoN:
I shall
be glad
to try,
but I
can't promise
to
succeed.
CEdipus does
not
readily listen
to
what
bores
him.
rmESrAs:
God
will
inspire you,
as
He
has inspired
me,
with
the rvay to
touch
him
on the quick.
cREoN:
God
has never
inspired
me
very
much.
rrRESrAs:
Only
to the blind
does
He
give
all His
inspiration.
JocASra:
I put
myself
in
your
hands,
Tiresias,
for it
is through you
thai we
learn
the
decisions of the
Most
High.
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ACT
II
O
Gd,ipus,
O
rashly
engendered
son
of
ilrunkenness
EIIRIPIDES:
PH(ENICIANS
(Gdi,pus
and
Creon
come
dounstage,
in conoer'
sation.)
cREoN:
If
we
were
not
so
unlike
each
other,
we should
take
less
pleasure
in
our
conversations'
If
I enjoy
talking
to- you,
dear
brother-in-law,
it
is because
yo,
ilo*'-e
to
glimpse
things-that
I should
never
have
remarked
for
myself'
Where
you
are
all for novelfy
and experiment,
I
myself
am
bound
by
the
past.
Tradition
I respect,
and
custom,
and
"rtnbtit-h"d
law.
But
do
you
not
agree
that some-
body
in
a state
should
stand
for
those
things,
and
thai
I represent,
vis-i-vis
your
spirit
of
initiative,
a
desirable
counterpoise?
I
keep
you
from
going
too
fast,
I act
as
a
brake
on
those
over-venture-
some
projects
of yours-they
could
often put
the
social'system
out
of
joint,
you
know,
if I
wasn't
there
to
clog you
and
weigh
you
down'
cEDlrus:
(absent'mindadly)
:
Perhaps'
cREoN:
Family
feeling
runs
especially--strong
in
me
You are
ot
e
of my family,
after
all,
and
I am
as
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T'uo
Legends
interested
in
your
children
as
I am
in
my
own'
Allow
me
to
ask
after
Ismene's
health'
She
is
a
nervous
child,
and
when
she
fainted
yesterday,
while
her
brother
was
telling
us-
(EDTPUS:
That's
all over
now.
cREoN:
All
the same,
you
ought
to
see
that
she takes
more
exercise.
Jocasta
too-I
don't
think
she's
been
very
well
ior
some
little
time.
It upsets
her
when things
go
badly
for
the
people'
You
should
try
to
take
her mind
ofi
it'
cEDTPUS:
Oh,
quite.
Quite.
cREoN:
And
when
we
are
less
busy
I
must
talk
to
you
about
your
two
boys'
Tiresias
is a good
teacher,
of
couise,
but
they
don't
seem
to
pay
much
atten-
tion
to
him. They're
a
couple
of
rebels-I
can't
quite
define
it,
but
there's
no
doubt
they
get
it
fiom yor.
Has
Eteocles
read
you
his
reflections
on
the
malady
of
the
age?
cEDTPUS:
On
the
plague?
cREoN:
No,
no-the
Matady
of the
Age,
with
the
sub-
lillet
Our
Presortt
Disiontents'
Naturally
his
dis-
contents
are
of
a most
elevated sort.
He's a
phe-
nomenon,
that
boy.
And
for
good
looks,
strength,
and
intelligence,
Polynices
is
his
equal'
They
must
both
be
like what you
were
at their
age'
I
expect
you
recognize
yourself
in
them'
(EDTPUS:
Sometimes.
cREoN:
They
are unquiet
spirits.
Btrt at
least
they
have your
example
before
their
eyes.
Whereas
you,
feeling yourself
a
stranger
at
Polybius'court-
is
that
why you
went
away?
Weren't you
at
ease
in
his
palace?
cEDrpus:
I?
I
lived llke
a fighting-cock.
But,
to
begin
with,
I
don't enjoy
being
coddled.
At
that
time
I
CR
CE
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Legeruds
interested in
your
children
as f am
in
my
own.
Allow
me to ask
after
Ismene's health.
She
is
a
nervous child, and when
she
fainted
yesterday,
while
her brrother
was telling
us-
cDTPUS:
That's
all
over now.
cREoN: All
the
same,
you
ought
to see that
she takes
more exercise.
Jocasta
too-I
don't
think
she's
been very well
for
some little
time. It
upsets her
when things
go
badly
for
the
people.
You
should
try
to take her mind
off it,
cEDTPUS:
Oh,
quite.
Quite.
cREoN: And when we are less
busy
I
must talk to
you
about your
two
boys. Tiresias
is
a
good teacher,
of course, but they dont
seem
to
pay
much
atten-
tion to him.
They're
a couple
of
rebels-I can't
quite
define
it, but
there's
no doubt
they
get
it
from
you.
Has Eteocles
read
you
his reflections
on the malady
of the age?
cEDTPUS: On the
plague?
cnEoN: No, no-the
Malady
of the
Age,
with the
sub-
tiil.e:
Our Prosent
Discontents.
Naturally his dis-
contents are
of
a
most elevated
sort. He's a phe-
nomenon,
that boy.
And for
good
looks,
strength,
and
intelligence,
Polynices
is his
equal. They
must both
be
like
what
you
were
at their
age. I
expect
you
recognize
yourself in them.
GDTPUs:
Sometimes,
cREoN:
They are
unquiet
spirits.
But
at least
they
have
your
example
before
their
eyes.
Whereas
you,
feeling
yourself a
stranger
at
Polybius'court-
Is that why
you went away?
Weren't
you
at
ease
in his
palace?
cEDrpus:
I?
I lived
like
a fighting-cock.
But,
to
begin
with,
I
don't enjoy being
coddled.
At
that time
I
CEdiPus
tg
believed
I
was
Polybius'
son.
Then
one
day
a
soothsayer
came
to the
court
and
be,gan
telling
fortunes.
Everybody
wanted
to
consult
him'
My
turn
came.
He
turned
pale,
refused
to speak
in
the
hearing
of
the
others,
took
me
on
one
side,
and
told
me
that
I
was
destined
to
kill
my
father.
At
first
I
laughed
at
his
prediction,
but
he was
so
sure
of
himself
that
I thought
it best
to
take
pre-
cautions;
and
the
first
of
these
was
to
speak
frankly
to
Polybius
and
to
tell
him that
the surest
way
not
to
fulfill
this
disastrous
forecast
was
for
ms
to
leave
his
court
forever,
much
as
it would
grieve
me
to
do so,
for
I
loved
him.
It
was
then,
Ind
in
order
to reassure
me,
that
he revealed
to
me
that
I was
not
his child,
that
he
had
adopted
me,
and
that,
as
far
as
he was
concerned,
I
there-
fore
had
nothing
to
fear.
As
to
who
had been
my
father,
he
couldn't
enlighten
me.
A
shepherd,
while
driving
his
flock
to
pasture,
had
found
me
on the
mountainside,
hanging
by
one
foot,
like
a
fruit,
from
the
low
branches
of
a shrub
(that's
why
I
am slightly
lame)-naked,
expo,sed
to
wind
and
rain,
as
if I
had
been
the
fruit
of
some
clan-
destine passion,
an
unwanted,
compromising
child.
.
.
.
cREoN:
A
bastard.
Yes,
I can
understand
that
that
must
be
verY
Pain{ul.
cEDrpus:
Oh,
ceriainly
not-I
dont
at
all
mind
know-
ing
that
I
am
a
bastard.
When
I
thought
I
-was
Po"lybius'
son,
I
tried
to ape
his
virtues'
I
kept
asking
myself
:
"What
is there
in
me
that
I
do
not
o*"
tlo
my
forefathers?"
Attentive
to
the
lesson
of
the past,
I looked
only
to
yesterday-for
approval
andidvice.
Then suddenly the thread
was
broken'
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Ttao
Legends
I
had gushed
up
from
the unknown;
no longer
any past,
no longer any
father's
example,
nothing
to
lean on
any more; everything
to be
built up
anew-country,
forefathers-all to
be
invented,
all
to be
discovered. Nobody
to take after
but
myself.
What
does
it matter from that
moment
whether
I
am a Greek
or a Welshman?
O
Creon,
you
who
are so submissive,
so
orthodox
in
every
way,
how
could
you
understand
the splendor
of
such
demands?
To
know nothing of
one's
parents
is a summons
to
excel.
cREoN:
But
all the
same,
why
did you
leave Polybius
after
he
had
given you
this reassurance?
He
had
adopted you,
and
had
no
children
of
his
own.
You
had
every
hope
of
succeeding
him
on
his
throne.
(EDrpus:
I
detest that
kind of
promotion and
want
nothing
that
I
have not
earned
on my
own merits.
Great
qualities
were
dormant rvithin
me, and
I
could
not bear them
to
lie
quiescent,
I
felt
that
in
the
peace
and
comfort
of Polybius'
court
I
was
missing
my
destiny.
cREoN:
It
is
quite
natural
that I
should
look at things
difierently. Had I
been a bastard, perhaps
I
too
should
have
striven
to acquire such
things,
both
spiritual
and
material,
as
had not come
to me by
lawful
inheritance. But
I
was
the
son
of one
king
and
the brother
of another.
I
cannot be
other than
conservative, Without
being myself
a
king,
I
enjoyed
at
Laius' court,
as
I
now enjoy
at
your
own,
all the advantages
of
a crown,
with
none of
its
burdens
and anxieties.
cEDrpus:
Enjoy them
in
peace,
Creon, enjoy
them
in
peace.
No
doubt
it
is all to
the
good
that
men
of
mY
temPeram
see
the
children
without
showing
(G,di,Pus
and
C
stage.
Enter
Ant
ror,YNrcrs,
F
ree
th
first
removes
the
oort
to
the
min
I.
aNrrGoNE:
It
You
g
will
warP
the
m
mY
mind
has
ta
able
to
think
there
is
no
lon
directs
itself
to
PoLYMCES:
Go
on'
ANTTcoNE:
-directs
PoLYNTcES:
WhY
d
ANTtcoNE:
Because
God.
PoLYNTcES:
God
is
of
Your
though
ANrrcoNE:
With
a
If
I
were
talk
saY:
"with
aII
thL
soul
eithe
PoLYNTcES:
PerhaP
in
vours'
Bu
J4
exist
apart
tro
ANTIGoNE:
WhY
Y
Him'
PoLYNTcES:
You
s
virtues.
ANTTcoNE:
On
the
There
is no
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Legmds
up
from
the unknown; no longer
no longer
any
father's
example, nothing
more; everything
to
be
built
up
forefathers-all
to
be
invented,
discovered.
Nobody to take after
but
does
it matter from that
moment
I am a Greek or a Welshman?
O
Creon,
are so submissive, so orthodox in
every
could you understand
the
splendor of
To
know nothing
of
one's
parents
to
excel.
the same, why did
you
leave
Polybius
given you
this reassurance?
He
had
you,
and
had
no
children
of
his
own.
every hope
of
succeeding him
on his
that kind
of
promotion and want
I
have not
earned on my own
merits.
were dormant rvithin
me, and
I
bear them
to
lie
quiescent.
I
felt
that
and comfort
of Polybius' court
I
was
destiny,
natural that I should look
at things
I
been a bastard,
perhaps
I
too
striven
to acquire
such things,
both
as
had not
come to
me
by
But
I
was the
son of one king
another.
I
cannot be other
than
Without
being myself
a
king,
I
Laius'court,
as
I now
enjoy at
your
advantages
of a crown,
with
none
of
and
anxieties.
in
peace, Creon, enjoy them in
doubt
it
is
all
to
the
good
that
men
CEdiPus
2r
of
my
temperament
should
be
very
rare'
But
I
r""",i,"-
"irifdren
coming'
Let
us
listen
to
them
without
showing
ourselves'
( (Ed,ip'us
and,
Croon
uithdlaw
to
the
side
of
the
iro
gu.' n"t
n,
Antigone
and
P
ohlnic-es')
no"#iirt,Free
thoight
is
impossible
unless
one
'""^iir*
t"*oves
the
tivist
that
religious
practices
im-
nort
to
the
mind'
^*"r5o*,-fiyoo
giu"
way
to
the
passions'
they
too
"""^*iff*urp
tt'""*i"a,
at'd
mote
dangerously'
Yes'
*v
*tdnus
taken
io
itself
the
bent
of
only
being
;;il;-.hi;k
straight'
I
can
promise
you
that
ih"r"
i,
no
longer
iny
impulse
of
my
being
but
directs
itself
toward-
PoLYNIcES:
Go
on'
o*r"o*u,
-directs
itself
toward'God'
;;;;;;,
whY
didn't
You
say
that
at
once?
;;;;,
Beca,,se
I
kriow
that
you
dont
believe
in
God.
poLYNrcES:
God
is
simply
what
you
pyt.1t
the
far
end
of
vour
thoughts''O'o
yo'
teally
beliet'e
in
Him?
^"r;;J;'
*il;ii
;v
hJart
and
with
all mv
mind'
If
I
were
talking'to
anybody
but
you
I
should
,uvt
"*ith
all
mi
soul"'
But
you
don't
believe
in
thl soul
either'
*o"t*"ur,
Perhaps
you'Il
end
by
making
me
believe
'*-;;"*'
g"i
til'it
God
you
speak
of-does
He
exiit
aPart
from
Yourself?
ANTTGoNE:
khy
y"',
since
it
is
He
who
draws
me
to
Him.
poLYNrcES:
You
simply
see
the
reflection
of
your
own
virtues.
ANrrcoNE:
On
the
contrary,
I
am
myself
the
reflection'
There
is
no
virtue
but
has
its
source
in
Him'
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Tuto
Legends
poLyNrcES:
Listen,
Antigone.
Dont
blush
at
what
I
am
going
to
ask
you.
ANrrcoNE:
I
am
blushing
already.
But
go
on.
poLyNrcES;
Is
one
forbidden
to
marry
one,s
sister?
ANrrcoNE:
Yes,
of
course-forbidden
by
God
and
man
alike.
Why do
you askp
poLyNrcES:
Because
is
I could
marry
you
absolutely,
I
think
I
should
Iet
myself
be
guided
by
yi"
toward your
God.
ANTTGoNE:
How
can
one
hope
to attain
what
is
good
while
doing
what
is
evil?
por,yNrcEs:
Good,
evil-those
are
the
only
words
you
know.
ANrrcoNE:
Not
a
word
comes
to my
lips
that
has
not
first
been
in
my
heart.
(Creon
and
Gdipus
are
sti.ll
in
hiding,
and,
re_
rnain
so
during
the
next
scena.)
cREoN (to
CEdipus):
But
look
here
That,s
incest_I
can't
stomach
that.
cEDrpus:
Be
quiet.
(Po_lynices
and
Antigone
go off.
Enter
Eteocles
and lsmene.)
TsMENE:
It's
rare
to
find
you
alone-you,re
always
with
your
brother,
How
do
you manage
to
get
on
so
well
with
him?
ETEocLES:
Surely it's
natural
that
one,s
brother
should
understand
one
better
than
somebody
from
out_
sideP
ISMENE:
Antigone
and
I have
such
difierent
tastes
that
I
quarrel
with
her
all
the
time.
Whenever
]
1i\"
"
h1"g,
she
reproaches
me
and
says
it,s
for_
bidden.
I
don't
even
dare
to
laugh
or
play
in
front
of
her.
Of course
she's
older
th;
I
arii,
but
really
one
would
think
she'd
never
been
young.
trTEOCLES:
PolYnic
together'
We
isn't
one
of
m
I
believe,
tha
being
reflecte
rsMENE:
I
don't
k
have
a
doub
ablY
detest
one
can't
sha
E-TEocLES:
We
ha
TsMENE:
All
the
ETEocLES:
Poohl
$MENE:
And
wh
ETEocLES:
We've
shall
reign
b
6MENE:
And
w
(ThaY
laug
ETEocLES:
I
mus
(Exit
Eteoc
ANTIGONE:
HOW
in
mourning
ISMENE:
YOU
dO
around
You
ANTTGoNE:
Ever
more
sorro
rsNrENE:
]oY
is
heart.
One
weePing
fo
svmPathize
6thit
P"o
ANTIGONE:
ThE
haPPiness
TsMENE:
Some
ANTIGoNE:
MY
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Legends
Listen,.Antigone.
Dont
blush
at
what
I
am
going
to
ask
you.
I am
blushing
already.
But
go
on.
Is
one
forbidden
to
marry
Jre,s
sisterp
yes,
of
course_forbidden
by
God
and
man
alike.
Why
do
you
ask?
Because
if
I
could
marry
vou absolriel.,
I
think
I
should
let
myself
be
fuided
by
;;;
toward
your
God.
How
can
one
hope
to
attain
what
is
good
while
doing
what
is
evii?
Good,
evil*those
are
the
only
words
you
knorv.
Not
a
word
comes
to
my
lips
that
has
not
first
been
in
my
heart.
(Creon
and
CEdipus
are
still
in
hid,ing,
and,
re_
mai.n
so
during
the
noxt
scene.)
(.to
CEdipus):
But
look
herei
That,s
incest_I
can't
stomach
that.
Be
quiet.
(Polynices
and
Antigone
go
off.
Enter
Eteocles
and
lsmene.)
It's
rare
to
find_
you
alone_you,re
always
with
your
brother,
How
do
yo,
,iu.rrg"
to
get
on
so
well
with
him?
Surely
it's
natural
that
one,s
brother
should
understand
one
better
than
somebody
from
out_
side?
Antigone
and
I
have
such
different
tastes
t
quarrel
with
her
all
the
time.
Whenever
li\"
,
thing,
she
reproaches
me
and
says
it,s
for_
I
don't
everr
dareto
Jaugh
or
play ln
front
Of
course
she
s
older
tfrr]"
f
arir,
but
really
would
think
she,d
never
been
young.
GdiPws
23
ETEocLES:
Polynices
and
I
were
born
and
brought
up
"'"-,L"th"t'
We
have
everything
in
common'
There
;;;i;;;
of
my
pleasu'"i'
'o'
one
of rnv
thoughts'
iU"t*r",
thai
ii
not
also
his-and
is
redoubled
by
tr
-i.o
refected
in
him'
,-*rli,'i
do''t
kt'o*
that
I
should
very
much
like
to
""'"nfr"
u
double'
And
if
I
had
one'
I
should
prob-
"tiu
a","t,
him'
Besides,
there
are
some
things
one
can't
share'
ETEocLES:
We
haven't
come
across
them
yet'
i*o*, AII
the
same,
if
one
of you
fell
in
love-
;;;;;"rt,
Pooh
Perhaps
we
shall
pick.on,twins'
;*;r,
And
when
it
comes
to
being
king?
;;;;;rt'
We've
already
promised
each
other
that
we
shall
reign
bY
turns'
,r*r*r,
Arri
*t'at
if
you
don't
ffnd
those
twins?
(TheY
laugh')
ETEocLES:"
I
must
go
and
ask
him
about
it'
(Exit
Eteocles.
Ente'r
Antigone')
ANTIGoNE:
How
can
you
laugtr
when
the
people
are
in
rnourning?
**r"*,
you d8nt
laugh
even rvhen
all
goes well
around
You.
ANTIGoNE:
EverYwhere
on
more
sorrow
than
ioY'
this
earth
there
is,
alas,
TsMENE:
Joy
is
within
me,
and
I
hear
it singing
in
my
h"u.i.
brr"
doesn't
make
things
any
better
by
weeping
for
those
r'vho
are
unhappy'
But you
.r*irutf,ir"
only
with
those
who
are
in
trouble'
6thl,
p"opte's
tappiness
puts-you-
out
of
humor'
ANTTGoNE:
th&"
ur"^,-o*"
people,
Ismene'
whose
happiness
is
disquieting'
rsN,rENE:
Some
PeoPIe?
;;;";^",
My'fatirer's'
The
more
I
love
him'
the
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Legends
more
I
fear
the
happiness
of which
he
boasts.
He
leaves God out
of
account; and
nothing
can stand
solidly
that has
not its
base in God.
TsMENE:
I4y
joy
is a
wingdd thing.
(Thay
go
off.)
cREoN:
Well
They certainly
put
things
well,
those
children
of
yours
"My
ioy
is
a
wingdd
thing"-
I
must
remember
that. As
for Antigone,
it may
not
have
seemed
very
rnuch,
but
it's
very
deep,
you
know,
what she
was
saying.
]ust
what
I
wanted to make
you
feel,
but I didn't
know quite
how to
go
about it,
cEDTPUS:
What do
you
mean?
cREoN: Why,
that
your
happiness doesn't seem to
me so
well
founded
as all that.
But
now
let's
listen to
your
boys.
(Enter
Eteocles
and
Polyni,ces.)
ErEocLEs:
Let's
get
down
to
it.
What
is
that
we look
for
in
books?
It's
always,
in
greater
or less de-
gree,
an
authorization.
Even
those
who claim
to
be
in
love
with
order and
to
respect things as
they
are,
those
whom
Tiresias calls
"right-think-
ing
people"-what
they want
from books
is
au-
thority
to bore, oppress, and terrorize their
neigh-
bors. What they
want is
some
maxim,
some
theory
that
will
make their
consciences
comfort-
able and put
them themselves on the side
of
the
right.
por,yNrcEs:
And what we, the
wrong-thinkers,
are
after is authority
to
do what
tradition
and
good
form,
or the law
with
its
apparatus of
fear
and
constraint,
have told us not to do.
ETEocLES:
In other words, freedom to behave
inde-
cently.
POLYMCTS:
YE
ETEOCLES:
FO
for
a
Phr
Ismene'
cREoN
(to
G
ror,YNrcrs:
W
ETEOCLESI
W
TOLYNICES:
If
cREoN:
Two
GDTPUS
(to
C
(Exit
Cr
urnocr-rs:
If
ror,YNrcus:
T
remedY
ffnd,
I
altogeth
rrrocr-rs:
O
ing
in
b
pol,vNtcns:
ETEOCLES:
W
out
for
sake-
polYNrcrs:
Btsocr,rs:
Y
a
damn
pol,vNlcns:
sonaliY
ETEoclrs:
T
we
sha
to
con
it's
no
por,vNrcus:
you
an
nrrocr,rs:
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Legends
more
I
fear
the happiness
of
which
he
boasts.
He
Ieaves
God out
of
account;
and
nothing
can
stand
solidly
that
has
not
its
base
in
God.
rsMEr{E:
N4y
joy
is
a
wingdd
thing.
(They
go
off.)
cREoN:
-Well
They
certainly
put
things
well,
those
children
of
yoursl
"My
ioy
is
a wingdd
thing,,-
I
must
remember
that.
As
for
Antigone,
it
iray
not
have
seemed
very
much,
but
itt
very
deep,
you
know,
what
she
was
saying.
Just
what
-I
wanted
to
make
you feel,
but
I didn't
know
quite
how
to
go
about
it.
cEDrpus:
What
do
you mean?
cREoN:
Why, that
your happiness
doesn't
seem to
me
so
well founded
as
all
that.
But
now
let,s
Iisten
to
your
boys.
(Enter
Eteocles
and
Polynices.)
ErEocLEs:
Let's
get down
to
it.
What
is that
we Iook
for
in books?
It's
always,
in
greater
or
less
de-
gree,
an authorization.
Even
those
rvho
claim
to
be
in
love
with
order
and
to
respect
things
as
they
are, those
whom
Tiresias calls
"right-think-
ing
people"-what
they
want
from
books is
au_
thority
to bore,
oppress,
and
