Jan 1, 2010

The Oedipus Trilogy | Antigone Lines Lines 828 – 1,213 Summary and Analysis

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Tiresias: the blind prophet who sees the future

Summary
Creon and Haemon argue bitterly over Antigone, and the young man accuses his father of profaning justice and the gods. The king is furious, and says that Haemon will never marry Antigone because she will soon be joining the dead. Haemon says that her death will kill another—a desperate proclamation of his love that Creon hears as a threat against the crown. In anger and sorrow, Haemon flees the palace.

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