Characters in the Play

Name: Antigone - Characters in the Play
Author: Sophocles

daughters of Oedipus:

Antigone

Ismene

Creon, King of Thebes

Eurydice, his wife

Haemon, his son

Teiresias, the blind prophet

Guard, set to watch the corpse of Polyneices

First Messenger

Second Messenger, from the house

Chorus of Theban Elders

Antigone

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Chicago: Sophocles, "Characters in the Play," Antigone, trans. R. C. Jebb Original Sources, accessed June 16, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X8QZ1U6765KMVD2.

MLA: Sophocles. "Characters in the Play." Antigone, translted by R. C. Jebb, Original Sources. 16 Jun. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X8QZ1U6765KMVD2.

Harvard: Sophocles, 'Characters in the Play' in Antigone, trans. . Original Sources, retrieved 16 June 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=X8QZ1U6765KMVD2.