Haemon
from Antigone
by Sophocles
Monologue Text
Father, the gods implant reason in men, the highest of all
things that we call our own. Not mine the skill-far from me be the
quest!-to say wherein thou speakest not aright; and yet another man,
too, might have some useful thought. At least, it is my natural office
to…
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Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
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Author(s)
Character Name
Haemon
Source Title
Antigone
Source Type
Act / Scene
Scene 3
Setting
Greece, 400 B.C
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
GREEK
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
MALE (MASCULINE)
Age Range
20s - EARLY
Race / Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
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