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Euridice
A wife of Creon, a queen of Thebes
Where did Antigone die?
in the cave at Thebes
What did Polybus die from?
He die from old age.
What did a tutor hear from the elders?
He heard that Creon is planning to exile Medea and her children.
My dear children, you hear your mother’s cry.
Her heart’s upset. Her anger’s growing, too.
So quickly now, run off inside the house.
Stay out of sight. Don’t try to go and see her.
She’s fierce, headstrong by nature. Take care.
So go now—inside as quickly as you can.
A nurse speak to Medea's children
Teiresias
Where was Laius killed?
At the crossroad, near Delphi
Why did Eteocles and Polyneices die?
They killed each other at the battlefield.
Why did Creon allow Medea to stay one more day in Corinth?
He felt pity towards her children.
And I have a task for you as I make this plea—that woman in the house, please bury her as you see fit. You are the one to give your own the proper funeral rites. But never let my father’s city be condemned to have me living here while I still live.
Oedipus speaks to Creon
Aegisthus
A lover of Clytemnestra, cousin of Agamemnon
Where did Oedipus want to go after blindining himself?
On the mountain of Cithaeron, where he was abandoned at his birth.
Why Aegeus was at Delphic oracle?
He was childless and wanted to know a reason
Why Jocasta did not believe in profecies?
Because he thinks her son is dead and can not kill Laius and marry her.
Look over there! Look now! Keep the great bull from his mate. She’s caught him in her robes— now she gores him with her black horn. A trap! He’s collapsing in the bath! I’m telling you what’s going on— he’s being murdered in there, while bathing—a plot to kill him!
Cassandra speaks to the chorus
Aegeus
A king of Athens
Where is going Aegeus?
To Troezen, to meet Pittheus, a king
In what did Oedipus blame Creon?
In conspiracy against Oedipus
Why the chorus did not believe in Cassandra's words?
She is cursed by Apollo.
As for you, you’ll have a miserable death,
as is fitting for a coward. Now you’ve seen
the bitter ending of your marriage to me,
your head will be smashed in, when you are hit
by a moldy relic of your ship the Argo.
Medea speaks to Jason at the end of the tragedy.
Haemon
A son of Creon, a prince of Thebes
Where is Cassandra from?
From Troy
Why did Agamemnon reject to walk on the purple tapestroes?
He was afraid of the God's wrath for his hybris.
Why did the Gods refuse to accept sacrifices from Teiresias?
They are angry on ignoring Divine laws in Thebes.
We must remember that by birth we’re women,
and, as such, we shouldn’t fight with men.
Since those who rule are much more powerful,
we must obey in this and in events
which bring us even harsher agonies
Ismene speaks to Antigone