Overview
Character Name
Oedipus' Daughters (Antigone and Ismene)
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Child, Early Teen
Role Size
Featured
Voice
Silent
Time & Place
palace of oedipus, ancient times, thebes
Analysis
Oedipus’ young daughters by Jocasta, the girls appear silently after Oedipus has learned the truth about his actions and blinded himself. Oedipus indicates that he is able to hear them sobbing. The daughters are viewed as more fragile and dependent, younger children,
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