full length · drama

Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone

by Sophocles · translated by Francis Storr

18 roles (0M / 0F / 18 any) · approx 210–291 minutes

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Oedipus	lead	389 speeches
Chorus	lead	202 speeches
Creon	supporting	182 speeches
Antigone	supporting	121 speeches
Ismene	minor	62 speeches
Theseus	minor	54 speeches
Messenger	minor	51 speeches
Jocasta	minor	44 speeches
Teiresias	minor	41 speeches
Herdsman	minor	25 speeches
Haemon	minor	18 speeches
Guard	minor	16 speeches
Stranger	minor	13 speeches
Polyneices	minor	13 speeches
Second Messenger	minor	9 speeches
Priest	minor	4 speeches
Argument	minor	3 speeches
Dramatis Personae	minor	2 speeches

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Monologues from this play

Argument monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Priest monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Teiresias monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Teiresias monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Creon monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Jocasta monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~3 min
Jocasta monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Second Messenger monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~3 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~3 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Argument monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Ismene monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Theseus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Creon monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Theseus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Creon monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~3 min
Theseus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Antigone monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Chorus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Polyneices monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Polyneices monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~3 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Oedipus monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Argument monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Antigone monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Ismene monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Creon monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Guard monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Creon monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Guard monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Antigone monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Creon monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Creon monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Haemon monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Antigone monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Teiresias monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~2 min
Creon monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Teiresias monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Messenger monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~1 min
Messenger monologue — Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone dramatic · ~3 min