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Oedipus at Colonus (1415-1460)

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What is it, dearest Antigone? Speak!
Antigone
Turn your force back to Argos as quickly as may be, and do not destroy both yourself and your city.
Polyneices
No, it is not possible. For how could I lead the same force again, when once I had shrunk back?
Antigone
But why, my brother, must your anger rise again? What profit will come to you from destroying your native land?
Polyneices
It is shameful to be in exile, and to be mocked in this way by my brother, when I am eldest-born.
Antigone
Do you see to what sure fulfillment the prophecies of this man are leading,
who declares mutual death for you two?
Polyneices
Yes, for he wishes it. But I must not yield.
Antigone
Ah, wretched me! But who will dare follow you, when he hears what prophecies this man has uttered?
Polyneices
I will not report ill-tidings; a good leader should tell the better news, and not the worse.
1431
Antigone
Is this then your fixed decision, my brother?
Polyneices
Yes, and do not detain me. This path now will be my destiny, ill-fated and evil, because of my father here and his Furies. But as for you two,
may Zeus grant you good things, if you bring these things to completion for me when I am dead, since in life you will see me no more.
Now release me, and farewell; for nevermore will you behold me living.
Antigone
Ah, wretched that I am!
Polyneices
Do not mourn for me.
Antigone
And who would not mourn you, brother, when you are hurrying off
to a death foreseen?
Polyneices
If it is fated, then I must die.
Antigone
No, no, listen to my prayer!
Polyneices
Do not plead for what must not be.
Antigone
Then I, indeed, am utterly wretched, if I must lose you!
Polyneices
It rests with the divinity, this way or that. But as for you two,
I pray to the gods that you may never meet with evil; for in all men’s eyes you do not deserve to suffer. Polyneices exits.
1448
Chorus
Behold, new ills of heavy fate have newly come from the blind stranger,
unless, perhaps, fate is finding its goal. I cannot say that a purpose of the divinities is ever vain. Time sees all things forever, and raises up some things,
then on the next day raises others back up again. The sky resounds! Zeus!
Thunder.
Oedipus
Children, children! If there is any man still here, send him forth to bring back Theseus, excellent in all respects.
Antigone
And what, father, is the purpose of your summons?
Oedipus
This winged thunder of Zeus will soon lead me to Hades. So send someone with speed.

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