Monologue

Ant Monologue from Prometheus Bound

From Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus

female · defiant · 1:15 min

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But I say to the rulers of the Cadmaeans, if not another single person is willing to take part with me in burying him, I will bury him, and will expose myself (178) to peril by burying my brother. And I feel no shame at being guilty of this disobedient insubordination against the city. Powerful is the tie of the common womb from which we sprung, from a wretched mother and a hapless sire. Wherefore, my soul, do thou, willing with the willing share in his woes, with the dead, thou living, with sisterly feeling--and nought shall lean-bellied wolves tear his flesh--let no one suppose it. All woman though I be, I will contrive a tomb and a deep-dug grave for him, bearing earth in the bosom-fold of my fine linen robe, and I myself will cover him; let none imagine the contrary: an effective scheme shall aid my boldness.

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Antigone expresses her unwavering resolve to bury her brother despite the laws of the city, highlighting her deep familial loyalty and willingness to face the consequences.

20s · determination · family · death · honor · defiance

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