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. | ||
