...allowed funeral honours to Eteocles, bjut commanded the body of Polynices to be 'cast out unbutied, a prey to dogs and ravenous birds, denouncing death...consequences, is the subject of this very interesting tragedy. which Sophocles has here filled up with a masterly hand. Euripides, in his tragedy of the Supplicants,...

...sume to disobey his edict and " inter the corse. The tender " and virtuous Antigone, so il' lustrious for her filial piety, ' shines forth on this occasion...last sad offices to « the unhappy Polynices. This, ANT " ./Eschylus gave a slight sketch " of this subject, which Sophocles " has here filled up with...

...sume to disobey his edict and " inter the corse. The tender " and virtuous Antigone, so il" lustrious for her filial piety, " shines forth on this occasion...of duty, and unterrified by the •' menaces of a lelentless tyrant, " she pays the last sad offices to " the unhappy Polynices. This, ANT '' with its...

...to disobey his edict and " inter the coj'se. . The tender " and virtuous Antigone, so il' lustrious for her filial piety, ' shines forth on this occasion...brother and reverence to * the gods: animated with n sense ' of duty, and unterriried by the ' menaces of a lelentless tyrant, " she pays the last sad...

...ANTIGONE. ISMENE. CREON. > H^EMON. TIRESIAS. EURYDICE. MESSENGERS. ATTENDANTS. CHORUS, THEBAN SENATORS. ANTIGONE. AFTER the defeat of the Argive army, and...consequences, is the subject of this very interesting tragedy. jEschylus gave a slight sketch of this subject, which Sophocles has here filled up with a masterly...

...commences. The tender and virtuous Antigone, already so illustrious for her filial piety to her father, sets a bright example of affection to her brother and reverence to the gods ; animated with a sense of duty, and regardless of the menaces of a tyrant, she pays the last sad offices to the unhappy Polynices. This,...