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ALEXANDER: for they hoped ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ utterly indicated that ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
for they hoped that Alexanders intention to set the palace on fire and destroy it utterly indicated that he was thinking of home and did not intend to settle among foreigners - Plutarch
ALEXANDER: what are the two opinions on how callisthenes eventually died and which ancient sources do they come from
ptolomy states that Callisthenes was tortured and hung wheread chares says callisthenes was carried around with the army in captivity but died 7 months later
ALEXANDER: he gave way to their urgings, ___ ___ ___ ___, ___ ___ __ __, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ and a ___ ___ ___ ___
he gave way to their urgings; leaping to his feet, he led the way, a wreath on his head and a torch in his hand - Plutarch
ALEXANDER: he was releasing from the army ___ ___, ___ ___ ___ __ ___ ___, were no longer ___ ___ ___, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
he was releasing from the army, those who, because of old age or disablement, were no longer fit for service, and was sending them home - Arrian
ALEXANDER: they had been annoyed, indeed, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
they had been annoyed, indeed, throughout the whole campaign by many other actions of Alexander - Arrian
ALEXANDER: he had offended them by ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
he had offended them by his adoption of Persian dress, by equipping his Oriental “succesors” in the Macedonian fashion, and by including foreign cavalry in the ranks of the Companions - Arrian
ALEXANDER: Alexander prayed for various blessing ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Alexander prayed for various blessings and in particular that Persians and Macedonians might exercise a joint rule in harmony - Arrian
ALEXANDER: So he bade them all farewell ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___
So he bade them all farewell with tears in his eyes and, as he dismissed them, they too wept - Arrian
ALEXANDER: Their clothing had completely ___ , ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Their clothing had completely gone, so they were forced to wear foreign dress, by cutting up Indian garments - Diodorus
ALEXANDER: Alexander began to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Alexander began to adopt Persian luxuries and the extravagance of the Kings of Asia - Diodorus
ALEXANDER: This action so heartened the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
This action so heartened the entire force that one would have thought that everyone had drunk the water that Alexander had poured out - Arrian
ALEXANDER: These stories made Alexander seek ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
These stories made Alexander seek to outdo Cyrus and Semiramis - Arrian
ALEXANDER: I will not demean ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I will not demean myself by stealing victory like a thief - - Arrian claims Alexander said this
KO: how could i ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ , or my ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
how could i meet my father beyond the grave with seeing eyes, or my unhappy mother against whom i have committed such heinous sin as no mere death could pay for? could i still love to look at my children, begotten as they were begotten - Oedipus
KO: the son by whom ___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
the son by whom the sire was slain, the son to whom the mother bore yet other children - attendent
KO: behold ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
behold what a full tide of misfortune swept over his head. then learn that mortal man must always look to his ending, and none can be called happy until that day when he carries his happiness down to the grave in peace - Chorus
ANTIGONE: good as it is ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
good as it is to have infallible wisdom, since this is rarely found, the next best thing is to be willing to listen to wise advice - haemon
ANTIGONE: I hold to the law ___ ___ ___ ___ ___, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I hold to the law and will never betray it, least of all for a woman - Creon
ANTIGONE: Do not be fooled ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Do not be fooled my son by the wiles of a woman - Creon
ANTIGONE: It is by the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
It is by the laws of heaven that man must live - Creon
ANTIGONE: of happiness the crown ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. ___ ___ ___ ___. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Of happiness the crown and chiefest part is wisdom, and to hold the Gods in awe. This is the law that, seeing the stricken heart of pride brought down, we learn when we are old - Chorus (closing)
ANTIGONE: what fate ___ ___ ___
what fate awaits me now? - Creon
ANTIGONE: only a fool ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
only a fool is governed by self will - Teiresias
ANTIGONE: i honoured those things ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I honoured those things to which honour truly belongs - Antigone
ANTIGONE: you’d be an excellent king ___ ___ ___ ___
you’d be an excellent king - on a desert island - Haemon
ANTIGONE: my way is ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
my way is to share my love not my hate - Antigone
ANTIGONE: we are women; ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
we are women; it is not for us to fight against men. our rulers are stronger than we and we must obey this- Ismene
