"Ismene, dear sister,You would think that we had already suffered enoughFor the curse on Oedipus:1I cannot imagine any griefThat you and I have not gone through. And now Have they told you of the new decree of our King Creon?"
"I have heard nothing: I knowThat two sisters lost two brothers, a double deathIn a single hour; and I know that the Argive armyFled in the night; but beyond this, nothing."
"I thought so. And that is why I wanted youTo come out here with me. There is something we must do."
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Why do you speak so strangely?
Listen, Ismenê:Creon buried our brother Eteoclês With military honors, gave him a soldier’s funeral,And it was right that he should; but Polyneicês,They fought as bravely and died as miserably,--They say that Creon has swornNo one shall burry him, no one mourn for him, But this body must lie in the fields, a sweet treasureFor carrion birds to find as they search for food.That is what they say, and our good Creon is coming hereTo announce it publicly; and the penalty ––Stoning to death I the public squarel
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Antigone, you are mad! What could I possibly do?
You must decide whether you will help me or not.
I do not understand you. Help you in what?
Ismene, I am going to bury him. Will you come?
Bury him! You have just said the new law forbids it.
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