Drama · English
Antigone
Richard Claverhouse Jebb’s translation
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Creon forbids the burial. Antigone does it anyway.
Read Jebb’s complete play. In A public stain, compare Creon’s order with the prophet’s warning. The optional study includes the ending.
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