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Oedipus
Oedipus's daughter and guide in his blind wanderings. Although she has not been banished from Thebes, she suffers the same hardships as her father out of her love for him. When her brother Polynices visits in a failed attempt to gain Oedipus's blessing, he asks Antigone to give him a proper burial if he should die in battle (these efforts are the subject of Sophocles's Antigone).
Antigone Quotes in Oedipus at Colonus
The Oedipus at Colonus quotes below are all either spoken by Antigone or refer to Antigone. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Oh Athens, praised above any land on earth,
now turn your glowing praises into action!
now turn your glowing praises into action!
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It isn't good for men with a decent cause
to beg too long, or a man to receive help,
then fail to treat a fellow victim kindly.
to beg too long, or a man to receive help,
then fail to treat a fellow victim kindly.
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Goodbye, dear ones.
You'll never look on me again, alive.
You'll never look on me again, alive.
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Antigone Quotes in Oedipus at Colonus
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Lines 577-1192
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Oh Athens, praised above any land on earth,
now turn your glowing praises into action!
now turn your glowing praises into action!
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It isn't good for men with a decent cause
to beg too long, or a man to receive help,
then fail to treat a fellow victim kindly.
to beg too long, or a man to receive help,
then fail to treat a fellow victim kindly.
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Goodbye, dear ones.
You'll never look on me again, alive.
You'll never look on me again, alive.
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