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Antigone
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"Antigone" Quotes

Two sisters come into conflict over the burial of their brother, leading to a tragic confrontation with the king.

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I would not exchange this death for all the wealth in the world.

Jean Anouilh

deathvalues

I was born to love, not to hate.

Jean Anouilh

lovehate

There's a great deal to be said for the vengeful dead.

Jean Anouilh

vengeancedeath

I've always been afraid of your strength. I thought it was your one weakness.

Jean Anouilh

fearstrength

We're only women, we can't fight with men, Antigone!

Jean Anouilh

genderequality

I should not want to be a man, not for anything in the world.

Jean Anouilh

genderidentity

No one shall see the tears in my eyes. I'll go alone to the cave where I was born.

Jean Anouilh

solituderesilience

It's hard, it's hard to love an enemy.

Jean Anouilh

loveconflict

You'll be alive, but only as long as you're not noticed.

Jean Anouilh

survivalanonymity

Not of my own free will, but by compulsion. Oh, it is usual that the lesser should obey the greater.

Jean Anouilh

obediencepower