Antigone Quotes Flashcards
“How dreadful it…”
“How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong!”
-Sentry to Creon
“No pride on…”
“No pride on earth is free of the curse of heaven.”
-Chorus to Audience
“The reasonable thing…”
“The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach.”
-Haemon to Creon
“The inflexible heart…”
“The inflexible heart breaks first.”
-Creon to Antigone
“The man who…”
“The man who knows how to obey, and that man only, knows how to give commands when the time comes. You can depend on him.”
-Creon to Haemon
“Maybe he will…”
“Maybe he will learn at last to control a wiser tongue in a better head.”
-Teiresias to the Boy
“Numberless are the…”
“Numberless are the world’s wonders, but none more wonderful than man.”
-Chorus to Audience
“Good lives are…”
“Good lives are made so by discipline.”
-Creon to Haemon
“Is there no…”
“Is there no man left in the world, no man who knows that wisdom outweighs any wealth?”
-Teiresias to Creon
“It is not…”
“It is not reason never to yield to reason!”
-Haemon to Creon
“A good man…”
“A good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.”
-Teiresias to Creon
” ‘I am not…’ “
Creon to Teiresias: “I am not aware that I have ever failed to listen.”
Teiresias to Creon: “Then you have done wisely, King, and ruled well.”
