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                                     440 BC

                                    ANTIGONE

                                  by Sophocles

                            translated by R。 C。 Jebb




                 CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY



     daughters of Oedipus��

  ANTIGONE

  ISMENE



  CREON�察�King of Thebes

  EURYDICE�察�his wife

  HAEMON�察�his son

  TEIRESIAS�察�the blind prophet

  GUARD�察�set to watch the corpse of Polyneices

  FIRST MESSENGER

  SECOND MESSENGER�察�from the house

  CHORUS OF THEBAN ELDERS

  ANTIGONE

ANTIGONE

                     ANTIGONE



��SCENE�此�The same as in the Oedipus the King�察�an open space before

the royal palace�察�once that of Oedipus�察�at Thebes。 The backscene

represents the front of the palace�察�with three doors�察�of which the

central and largest is the principal entrance into the house。 The time

is at daybreak on the morning after the fall of the two brothers��

Eteocles and Polyneices�察�and the flight of the defeated Argives。

ANTIGONE calls ISMENE forth from the palace�察�in order to speak to

her alone。��



  ANTIGONE

    ISMENE�察�sister�察�mine own dear sister�察�knowest thou what ill

there is�察�of all bequeathed by Oedipus�察�that Zeus fulfils not for us

twain while we live�拭�Nothing painful is there�察�nothing fraught with

ruin�察�no shame�察�no dishonour�察�that I have not seen in thy woes and

mine。

    And now what new edict is this of which they tell�察�that our

Captain hath just published to all Thebes�拭�Knowest thou aught�拭�Hast

thou heard�拭�Or is it hidden from thee that our friends are

threatened with the doom of our foes��

  ISMENE

    No word of friends�察�Antigone�察�gladsome or painful�察�hath come to

me�察�since we two sisters were bereft of brothers twain�察�killed in

one day by twofold blow�察�and since in this last night the Argive

host hath fled�察�know no more�察�whether my fortune be brighter�察�or

more grievous。

  ANTIGONE

    I knew it well�察�and therefore sought to bring thee beyond the

gates of the court�察�that thou mightest hear alone。

  ISMENE

    What is it�拭�'Tis plain that thou art brooding on some dark

tidings。

  ANTIGONE

    What�察�hath not Creon destined our brothers�察�the one to honoured

burial�察�the other to unburied shame�拭�Eteocles�察�they say�察�with due

observance of right and custom�察�he hath laid in the earth�察�for his

honour among the dead below。 But the hapless corpse of Polyneices´as

rumour saith�察�it hath been published to the town that none shall

entomb him or mourn�察�but leave unwept�察�unsepulchred�察�a welcome store

for the birds�察�as they espy him�察�to feast on at will。

    Such�察�'tis said�察�is the edict that the good Creon hath set forth

for thee and for me�察�yes�察�for me�察�and is coming hither to proclaim

it clearly to those who know it not�察�nor counts the matter light�察�but��

whoso disobeys in aught�察�his doom is death by stoning before all the

folk。 Thou knowest it now�察�and thou wilt soon show whether thou art

nobly bred�察�or the base daughter of a noble line。

  ISMENE

    Poor sister�察�and if things stand thus�察�what could I help to do

or undo��

  ANTIGONE

    Consider if thou wilt share the toil and the deed。

  ISMENE

    In what venture�拭�What can be thy meaning��

  ANTIGONE

    Wilt thou aid this hand to lift the dead��

  ISMENE

    Thou wouldst bury him�察�when 'tis forbidden to Thebes��

  ANTIGONE

    I will do my part�察�and thine�察�if thou wilt not�察�to a brother。

False to him will I never be found。

  ISMENE

    Ah�察�over´bold� �when Creon hath forbidden��

  ANTIGONE

    Nay�察�he hath no right to keep me from mine own。

  ISMENE

    Ah me� �think�察�sister�察�how our father perished�察�amid hate and

scorn�察�when sins bared by his own search had moved him to strike

both eyes with self´blinding hand�察�then the mother wife�察�two names

in one�察�with twisted noose did despite unto her life�察�and last�察�our

two brothers in one day�察�each shedding�察�hapless one�察�a kinsman's

blood�察�wrought out with mutual hands their common doom。 And now we

in turn´we two left all alone think how we shall perish�察�more

miserably than all the rest�察�if�察�in defiance of the law�察�we brave a

king's decree or his powers。 Nay�察�we must remember�察�first�察�that we

were born women�察�as who should not strive with men�察�next�察�that we

are ruled of the stronger�察�so that we must obey in these things�察�and

in things yet sorer。 I�察�therefore�察�asking the Spirits Infernal to

pardon�察�seeing that force is put on me herein�察�will hearken to our

rulers。 for 'tis witless to be over busy。

  ANTIGONE

    I will not urge thee�察�no nor�察�if thou yet shouldst have the

mind�察�wouldst thou be welcome as a worker with me。 Nay�察�be what thou

wilt�察�but I will bury him�此�well for me to die in doing that。 I shall

rest�察�a loved one with him whom I have loved�察�sinless in my crime�察�for

I owe a longer allegiance to the dead than to the living�此�in that

world I shall abide for ever。 But if thou wilt�察�be guilty of

dishonouring laws which the gods have stablished in honour。

  ISMENE

    I do them no dishonour�察�but to defy the State�察�I have no

strength for that。

  ANTIGONE

    Such be thy plea�此�I�察�then�察�will go to heap the earth above the

brother whom I love。

  ISMENE

    Alas�察�unhappy one� �How I fear for thee��

  ANTIGONE

    Fear not for me�此�guide thine own fate aright。

  ISMENE��

    At least�察�then�察�disclose this plan to none�察�but hide it

closely�察�and so�察�too�察�will I。

  ANTIGONE

    Oh�察�denounce it� �Thou wilt be far more hateful for thy silence�察�if

thou proclaim not these things to all。

  ISMENE

    Thou hast a hot heart for chilling deeds。

  ANTIGONE

    I know that I please where I am most bound to please。

  ISMENE

    Aye�察�if thou canst�察�but thou wouldst what thou canst not。

  ANTIGONE

    Why�察�then�察�when my strength fails�察�I shall have done。

  ISMENE

    A hopeless quest should not be made at all。

  ANTIGONE

    If thus thou speakest�察�thou wilt have hatred from me�察�and will

justly be subject to the lasting hatred of the dead。 But leave me�察�and

the folly that is mine alone�察�to suffer this dread thing�察�for I

shall not suffer aught so dreadful as an ignoble death。

  ISMENE

    Go�察�then�察�if thou must�察�and of this be sure�察�that though thine

errand is foolish�察�to thy dear ones thou art truly dear。



    ��Exit ANTIGONE on the spectators' left。 ISMENE retires into the

palace by one of the two side´doors。 When they have departed�察�the

CHORUS OF THEBAN ELDERS enters。��



  CHORUS ��singing��



                                                            strophe 1



    Beam of the sun�察�fairest light that ever dawned on Thebe of the

seven gates�察�thou hast shone forth at last�察�eye of golden day��

arisen above Dirce's streams� �The warrior of the white shield�察�who

came from Argos in his panoply�察�hath been stirred by thee to

headlong flight�察�in swifter career��

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS



                                                            systema 1



    who set forth against our land by reason of the vexed claims of

Polyneices�察�and�察�like shrill´screaming eagle�察�he flew over into our

land�察�in snow´white pinion sheathed�察�with an armed throng�察�and with

plumage of helms。

  CHORUS



                                                        antistrophe 1



    He paused above our dwellings�察�he ravened around our sevenfold

portals with spears athirst for blood�察�but he went hence�察�or ever

his jaws were glutted with our gore�察�or the Fire´god's pine´fed

flame had seized our crown of towers。 So fierce was the noise of

battle raised behind him�察�a thing too hard for him to conquer�察�as he

wrestled with his dragon foe。

  LEADER



                                                            systema 2



    For Zeus utterly abhors the boasts of a proud tongue�察�and when

he beheld them coming on in a great stream�察�in the haughty pride of

clanging gold�察�he smote with brandished fire one who was now hasting

to shout victory at his goal upon our ramparts。

  CHORUS



                                                            strophe 2



    Swung down�察�he fell on the earth with a crash�察�torch in hand�察�he

who so lately�察�in the frenzy of the mad onset�察�was raging against us

with the blasts of his tempestuous hate。 But those threats fared not

as he hoped�察�and to other foes the mighty War´god dispensed their

several dooms�察�dealing havoc around�察�a mighty helper at our need。

  LEADER



                                                            systema 3



    For seven captains at seven gates�察�matched against seven�察�left the

tribute of their panoplies to Zeus who turns the battle�察�save those

two of cruel fate�察�who�察�born of one sire and one mother�察�set against

each other their twain conquering spears�察�and are sharers in a

common death。

  CHORUS



                                                        antistrophe 2



    But since Victory of glorious name hath come to us�察�with joy

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