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  ANTIGONE

    Whither away from my maiden´bower��

  JOCASTA

    To the army。

  ANTIGONE

    I cannot face the crowd。

  JOCASTA

    Modesty is not for thee now。

  ANTIGONE

    But what can I do��

  JOCASTA

    Thou shalt end thy brothers' strife。

  ANTIGONE

    By what means�察�mother mine��

  JOCASTA

    By falling at their knees with me。

  ANTIGONE

    Lead on till we are 'twixt the armies�察�no time for lingering now。

  JOCASTA

    Haste�察�my daughter�察�haste� �For�察�if I can forestall the onset of my

sons�察�may yet live�察�but if they be dead�察�I will lay me down and die

with them。

                             ��JOCASTA and ANTIGONE hurriedly depart。��

  CHORUS ��singing��



                                                              strophe



    Ah me� �my bosom thrills with terror�察�and through my flesh there

passes a throb of pity for the hapless mother。 Which of her two sons

will send the other to a bloody grave�拭�ah�察�woe is me� �O Zeus�察�O earth��

alas� �brother severing brother's throat and robbing him of life��

cleaving through his shield to spill his blood�拭�Ah me� �ah me� �which of

them will claim my dirge of death��



                                                          antistrophe



    Woe unto thee�察�thou land of Thebes� �two savage beasts�察�two

murderous souls�察�with brandished spears will soon be draining each his

fallen foeman's gore。 Woe is them�察�that they ever thought of single

combat� �in foreign accent will I chant a dirge of tears and wailing in

mourning for the dead。 Close to murder stands their fortune�察�the

coming day will decide it。 Fatal�察�ah� �fatal will this slaughter be��

because of the avenging fiends。

    But I see Creon on his way hither to the palace with brow

o'ercast�察�I will check my present lamentations。



    ��CREON enters。 He is followed by attendants carrying the body of

MENOECEUS。��



  CREON

    Ah me� �what shall I do�拭�Am I to mourn with bitter tears myself

or my city�察�round which is settling a swarm thick enough to send us to

Acheron�拭�My own son hath died for his country�察�bringing glory to his

name but grievous woe to me。 His body I rescued but now from the

dragon's rocky lair and sadly carried the self´slain victim hither

in my arms�察�and my house is fallen with weeping�此�but now I come to

fetch my sister Jocasta�察�the living must reverence the nether god by

paying honour to the dead。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    Thy sister�察�Creon�察�hath gone forth and her daughter Antigone

went with her。

  CREON

    Whither went she�拭�and wherefore�拭�tell me。

  LEADER

    She heard that her sons were about to engage in single combat

for the royal house。

  CREON

    What is this�拭�I was paying the last honours to my dead son�察�and so

am late in learning this fresh sorrow。

  LEADER

    'Tis some time�察�Creon�察�since thy sister's departure�察�and I

expect the struggle for life and death is already decided by the

sons of Oedipus。

  CREON

    Alas� �I see an omen there�察�the gloomy look and clouded brow of

yonder messenger coming to tell us the whole matter。

                                       ��The SECOND MESSENGER enters。��

  MESSENGER

    Ah�察�woe is me� �what language can I find to tell my tale��

  CREON

    Our fate is sealed�察�thy opening words do naught to reassure us。

  MESSENGER

    Ah�察�woe is me� �I do repeat�察�for beside the scenes of woe already

enacted I bring tidings of new horror。

  CREON

    What is thy tale��

  MESSENGER

    Thy sister's sons are now no more�察�Creon。

  CREON

    Alas� �thou hast a heavy tale of woe for me and Thebes

  LEADER

    O house of Oedipus�察�hast thou heard these tidings��

  CREON

    Of sons slain by the self´same fate。

  LEADER

    A tale to make it weep�察�were it endowed with sense。

  CREON

    Oh� �most grievous stroke of fate� �woe is me for my sorrows� �woe��

  MESSENGER

    Woe indeed� �didst thou but know the sorrows still to tell。

  CREON

    How can they be more hard to bear than these��

  MESSENGER

    With her two sons thy sister has sought her death。

  CHORUS ��chanting��

    Loudly�察�loudly raise the wail�察�and with white hands smite upon

your heads��

  CREON

    Ah� �woe is thee�察�Jocasta� �what an end to life and marriage hast

thou found the riddling of the Sphinx� �But tell me how her two sons

wrought the bloody deed�察�the struggle caused by the curse of Oedipus。

  MESSENGER

    Of our successes before the towers thou knowest�察�for the walls are

not so far away as to prevent thy learning each event as it

occurred。 Now when they�察�the sons of aged Oedipus�察�had donned their

brazen mail�察�they went and took their stand betwixt the hosts��

chieftains both and generals too�察�to decide the day by single

combat。 Then Polyneices�察�turning his eyes towards Argos�察�lifted up a

prayer�察 �O Hera�察�awful queens´for thy servant I am�察�since I have

wedded the daughter of Adrastus and dwell in his land�察�grant that I

may slay my brother�察�and stain my lifted hand with the blood of my

conquered foe。 A shameful prize it is I ask�察�my own brother's

blood。; And to many an eye the tear would rise at their sad fate��

and men looked at one another�察�casting their glances round。

    But Eteocles�察�looking towards the temple of Pallas with the golden

shield�察�prayed thus�察 �Daughter of Zeus�察�grant that this right arm

may launch the spear of victory against my brother's breast and slay

him who hath come to sack my country。; Soon as the Tuscan trumpet

blew�察�the signal for the bloody fray�察�like the torch that falls��' they

darted wildly at one another and�察�like boars whetting their savage

tusks�察�began the fray�察�their beards wet with foam�察�and they kept

shooting out their spears�察�but each crouched beneath his shield to let

the steel glance idly off�察�but if either saw the other's face above

the rim�察�he would aim his lance thereat�察�eager to outwit him。

    But both kept such careful outlook through the spy´holes in

their shields�察�that their weapons found naught to do�察�while from the

on´lookers far more than the combatants trickled the sweat caused by

terror for their friends。 Suddenly Eteocles�察�in kicking aside a

stone that rolled beneath his tread�察�exposed a limb outside his

shield�察�and Polyneices seeing a chance of dealing him a blow�察�aimed

a dart at it�察�and the Argive shaft went through his leg�察�whereat the

Danai�察�one and all�察�cried out for joy。 But the wounded man�察�seeing a

shoulder unguarded in this effort�察�plunged his spear with all his

might into the breast of Polyneices�察�restoring gladness to the

citizens of Thebes�察�though he brake off the spear´head�察�and so�察�at a

loss for a weapon�察�he retreated foot by foot�察�till catching up

splintered rock he let it fly and shivered the other's spear�察�and

now was the combat equal�察�for each had lost his lance。 Then

clutching their sword´hilts they closed�察�and round and round�察�with

shields close´locked�察�they waged their wild warfare。 Anon Eteocles

introduced that crafty Thessalian trick�察�having some knowledge thereof

from his intercourse with that country�察�disengaging himself from the

immediate contest�察�he drew back his left foot but kept his eye closely

on the pit of the other's stomach from a distance�察�then advancing

his right foot he plunged his weapon through his navel and fixed it in

his spine。 Down falls Polyneices�察�blood´bespattered�察�ribs and belly

contracting in his agony。 But that other�察�thinking his victory now

complete�察�threw down his sword and set to spoiling him�察�wholly

intent thereon�察�without a thought for himself。 And this indeed was his

ruin�察�for Polyneices�察�who had fallen first�察�was still faintly

breathing�察�and having in his grievous fall retained his sword�察�he made

last effort and drove it through the heart of Eteocles。 There they

lie�察�fallen side by side�察�biting the dust with their teeth�察�without

having decided the mastery。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    Ah�察�woe is thee� �Oedipus�察�for thy sorrows� �how I pity thee��

Heaven�察�it seems�察�has fulfilled those curses of thine。

  MESSENGER

    Now hear what further woes succeeded。 Just as her two sons had

fallen and lay dying�察�comes their wretched mother on the scene�察�her

daughter with her�察�in hot haste�察�and when she saw their mortal wounds��

;Too late�察─�she moaned�察 �my sons�察�the help I bring;�察�and throwing

herself on each in turn she wept and wailed�察�sorrowing o'er all her

toil in suckling them�察�and so too their sister�察�who was with her��

;Supporters of your mother's age I dear brothers�察�leaving me

forlorn�察�unwed� ─�Then prince Eteocles with one deep dying gasp��

hearing his mother's cry�察�laid on her his moist hand�察�and though he

could not say a word�察�his tear´filled eyes were eloquent to prove

his love。 But Polyneices was still alive�察�and seeing his sister and

his aged mother he said�察 �Mother mine�察�our end is come�察�I pity thee

and my sister Antigone and my dead brother。 For I loved him though

he turned my foe�察�I loved him�察�yes� �in spite of all。 Bury me�察�mother

mine�察�and thou�察�my sister dear�察�in my native soil�察�pacify the city's

wrath that may get at least that much of my own fatherland�察�although I

lost my home。 With thy hand�察�mother�察�close mine eyes ��therewith he

himself places her fingers on the lids���察�and fare ye well�察�for already

the darkness wraps me round。;

    So both at once breathed out their life of sorrow。 But when

their mother saw this sad mischance�察�in her o'ermastering grief she

snatched from a corpse its sword and wrought an awful deed�察�driving

the steel right through her throat�察�and there she lies�察�dead with

the dead she loved so well�察�her arms thrown round them both。

    Thereon the host sprang to their feet and fell to wrangling�察�we

maintaining that victory rested with my master�察�they with theirs��

and amid our leaders the contention raged�察�some holding that

Polyneices gave the first wound with his spear�察�others that�察�as both

were dead�察�victory rested with neither。 Meantime Antigone crept away

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