PHOENISSAE, OR THEBAÏS
A FRAGMENT
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Oedipus | Late king of Thebes. | |
Antigone | Daughter of Oedipus, constant to him in his misfortunes. | |
Jocasta | Wife and mother of Oedipus. | |
Polynices | Sons of Oedipus and rivals for the throne. | |
Eteocles | ||
Messenger | ||
The scene is laid, first in the wild country to which Oedipus, accompanied by Antigone, has betaken himself; then in Thebes, and lastly in the plain before Thebes. The time is three years after the great tragedy of Oedipus. |