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Essay Archive - The Missing Dialogue in Antigone
The Missing Dialogue in Antigone
After reading Antigone, one might feel that there is lacking a dialogue
between Antigone and Haimon before their deaths. Sophocles does not include any
direct communication between the two lovers during this drama. The reader might
assume that such a conversation could have taken place but was not included by
Sophocles; however, it is my belief that if a conversation occurred between
Antigone and Haimon prior to their deaths, Sophocles would have made it a part
of his drama. Since Antigone is a work of fiction, we ....
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