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put thy hand�此�my death will suffice。
ISMENE
And what life is dear to me�察�bereft of thee��
ANTIGONE
Ask Creon�察�all thy care is for him。
ISMENE
Why vex me thus�察�when it avails thee nought��
ANTIGONE
Indeed�察�if I mock�察�'tis with pain that I mock thee。
ISMENE
Tell me�察�how can I serve thee�察�even now��
ANTIGONE
Save thyself�此�I grudge not thy escape。
ISMENE
Ah�察�woe is me� �And shall I have no share in thy fate��
ANTIGONE
Thy choice was to live�察�mine�察�to die。
ISMENE
At least thy choice was not made without my protest。
ANTIGONE
One world approved thy wisdom�察�another�察�mine。
ISMENE
Howbeit�察�the offence is the same for both of us。
ANTIGONE
Be of good cheer�察�thou livest�察�but my life hath long been given to
death�察�that so I might serve the dead。
CREON
Lo�察�one of these maidens hath newly shown herself foolish�察�as
the other hath been since her life began。
ISMENE
Yea�察�O king�察�such reason as nature may have given abides not
with the unfortunate�察�but goes astray。
CREON
Thine did�察�when thou chosest vile deeds with the vile。
ISMENE
What life could I endure�察�without her presence��
CREON
Nay�察�speak not of her 'presence'�察�she lives no more。
ISMENE
But wilt thou slay the betrothed of thine own son��
CREON
Nay�察�there are other fields for him to plough。
ISMENE
But there can never be such love as bound him to her。
CREON
I like not an evil wife for my son。
ANTIGONE
Haemon�察�beloved� �How thy father wrongs thee��
CREON
Enough�察�enough of thee and of thy marriage��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Wilt thou indeed rob thy son of this maiden��
CREON
'Tis Death that shall stay these bridals for me。
LEADER
'Tis determined�察�it seems�察�that she shall die。
CREON
Determined�察�yes�察�for thee and for me。´��To the two attendants�� No
more delay´servants�察�take them within� �Henceforth they must be
women�察�and not range at large�察�for verily even the bold seek to fly��
when they see Death now closing on their life。
��Exeunt attendants�察�guarding ANTIGONE and ISMENE。´CREON remains。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe 1
Blest are they whose days have not tasted of evil。 For when a
house hath once been shaken from heaven�察�there the curse fails
nevermore�察�passing from life to life of the race�察�even as�察�when the
surge is driven over the darkness of the deep by the fierce breath
of Thracian sea´winds�察�it rolls up the black sand from the depths�察�and
there is sullen roar from wind´vexed headlands that front the blows of
the storm。
antistrophe 1
I see that from olden time the sorrows in the house of the
Labdacidae are heaped upon the sorrows of the dead�察�and generation
is not freed by generation�察�but some god strikes them down�察�and the
race hath no deliverance。
For now that hope of which the light had been spread above the
last root of the house of Oedipus´that hope�察�in turn�察�is brought
lowby the blood´stained dust due to the gods infernal�察�and by
folly in speech�察�and frenzy at the heart。
strophe 2
Thy power�察�O Zeus�察�what human trespass can limit�拭�That power which
neither Sleep�察�the all´ensnaring�察�nor the untiring months of the
gods can master�察�but thou�察�a ruler to whom time brings not old age��
dwellest in the dazzling splendour of Olympus。
And through the future�察�near and far�察�as through the past�察�shall
this law hold good�此�Nothing that is vast enters into the life of
mortals without a curse。
antistrophe 2
For that hope whose wanderings are so wide is to many men a
comfort�察�but to many a false lure of giddy desires�察�and the
disappointment comes on one who knoweth nought till he burn his foot
against the hot fire。
For with wisdom hath some one given forth the famous saying��
that evil seems good�察�soon or late�察�to him whose mind the god draws to
mischief�察�and but for the briefest space doth he fare free of woe。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
But lo�察�Haemon�察�the last of thy sons�察�Comes he grieving for the
doom of his promised bride�察�Antigone�察�and bitter for the baffled
hope of his marriage��
��Enter HAEMON��
CREON
We shall know soon�察�better than seers could tell us。´My son��
hearing the fixed doom of thy betrothed�察�art thou come in rage against
thy father�拭�Or have I thy good will�察�act how I may��
HAEMON
Father�察�I am thine�察�and thou�察�in thy wisdom�察�tracest for me
rules which I shall follow。 No marriage shall be deemed by me a
greater gain than thy good guidance。
CREON
Yea�察�this�察�my son�察�should be thy heart's fixed law�察�in all
things to obey thy father's will。 'Tis for this that men pray to see
dutiful children grow up around them in their homes�察�that such may
requite their father's foe with evil�察�and honour�察�as their father
doth�察�his friend。 But he who begets unprofitable children´what shall
we say that he hath sown�察�but troubles for himself�察�and much triumph
for his foes�拭�Then do not thou�察�my son�察�at pleasure's beck�察�dethrone
thy reason for a woman's sake�察�knowing that this is a joy that soon
grows cold in clasping arms�察�an evil woman to share thy bed and thy
home。 For what wound could strike deeper than a false friend�拭�Nay��
with loathing�察�and as if she were thine enemy�察�let this girl go to
find a husband in the house of Hades。 For since I have taken her��
alone of all the city�察�in open disobedience�察�I will not make myself
a liar to my people´I will slay her。
So let her appeal as she will to the majesty of kindred blood。
If I am to nurture mine own kindred in naughtiness�察�needs must I
bear with it in aliens。 He who does his duty in his own household will
be found righteous in the State also。 But if any one transgresses�察�and
does violence to the laws�察�or thinks to dictate to his rulers�察�such an
one can win no praise from me。 No�察�whomsoever the city may appoint��
that man must be obeyed�察�in little things and great�察�in just things
and unjust�察�and I should feel sure that one who thus obeys would be
a good ruler no less than a good subject�察�and in the storm of spears
would stand his ground where he was set�察�loyal and dauntless at his
comrade's side。
But disobedience is the worst of evils。 This it is that ruins
cities�察�this makes homes desolate�察�by this�察�the ranks of allies are
broken into head´long rout�察�but�察�of the lives whose course is fair��
the greater part owes safety to obedience。 Therefore we must support
the cause of order�察�and in no wise suffer a woman to worst us。
Better to fall from power�察�if we must�察�by a man's hand�察�then we should
not be called weaker than a woman。
LEADER
To us�察�unless our years have stolen our wit�察�thou seemest to say
wisely what thou sayest。
HAEMON
Father�察�the gods implant reason in men�察�the highest of all
things that we call our own。 Not mine the skill´far from me be the
quest� �to say wherein thou speakest not aright�察�and yet another man��
too�察�might have some useful thought。 At least�察�it is my natural office
to watch�察�on thy behalf�察�all that men say�察�or do�察�or find to blame。
For the dread of thy frown forbids the citizen to speak such words
as would offend thine ear�察�but can hear these murmurs in the dark��
these moanings of the city for this maiden�察�'no woman��' they say��
'ever merited her doom less�察�none ever was to die so shamefully for
deeds so glorious as hers�察�who�察�when her own brother had fallen in
bloody strife�察�would not leave him unburied�察�to be devoured by carrion
dogs�察�or by any bird�此�deserves not she the meed of golden honour��'
Such is the darkling rumour that spreads in secret。 For me�察�my
father�察�no treasure is so precious as thy welfare。 What�察�indeed�察�is
a nobler ornament for children than a prospering sire's fair fame��
or for sire than son's�拭�Wear not�察�then�察�one mood only in thyself��
think not that thy word�察�and thine alone�察�must be right。 For if any
man thinks that he alone is wise�察�that in speech�察�or in mind�察�he
hath no peer�察�such a soul�察�when laid open�察�is ever found empty。
No�察�though a man be wise�察�'tis no shame for him to learn many
things�察�and to bend in season。 Seest thou�察�beside the wintry torrent's
course�察�how the trees that yield to it save every twig�察�while the
stiff´necked perish root and branch�拭�And even thus he who keeps the
sheet of his sail taut�察�and never slackens it�察�upsets his boat�察�and
finishes his voyage with keel uppermost。
Nay�察�forego thy wrath�察�permit thyself to change。 For if I�察�a
younger man�察�may offer my thought�察�it were far best�察�I ween�察�that
men should be all´wise by nature�察�but�察�otherwise´and oft the scale
inclines not so´'tis good also to learn from those who speak aright。
LEADER
Sire�察�'tis meet that thou shouldest profit by his words�察�if he
speaks aught in season�察�and thou�察�Haemon�察�by thy father's�察�for on both
parts there hath been wise speech。
CREON
Men of my age are we indeed to be schooled�察�then�察�by men of his��
HAEMON
In nothing that is not right�察�but if I am young�察�thou shouldest
look to my merits�察�not to my years。
CREON
Is it a merit to honour the unruly��
HAEMON
I could wish no one to show respect for evil´doers。
CREON
Then is not she tainted with that malady��
HAEMON
Our Theban folk�察�with one voice�察�denies it。
CREON
Shall Thebes prescribe to me how I must rule��
HAEMON
See�察�there thou hast spoken like a youth indeed。
CREON
Am I to rule this land by other judgment than mine own��
HAEMON
That is no city which belongs to one man。
CREON
Is not the city held to b
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