| Oedipus’ wife and mother | Jocasta |
| Jocasta’s brother | Creon |
| Oedipus’ father | Laius |
| Blind prophet; uses birds to interpret omens | Tiresias |
| Appeals to Oedipus for help in removing the plague in Thebes; one of the suppliants | Priest |
| Receives baby Oedipus from Jocasta | Theban Shepherd |
| Delivers the news of Polybus’ death | Corinthian Messenger |
| Oedipus’ Brother-in-law; eventual king of Thebes | Creon |
| Oedipus’ daughter; buries her brother against Creon’s wishes | Antigone |
| Antigone’s sister, Oedipus’ daughter | Ismene |
| Creon’s wife, kills herself when she learns that Creon has driven away their son | Eurydice |
| Creon and Eurydice’s son; engaged to Antigone | Haemon |
| Finds Antigone burying her brother, delivers her to Creon | Sentry |
| Son of Oedipus, traitor to Thebes (attacks with an army from Argos) | Polyneices |
| Son of Oedipus, kills brother in battle fighting for Thebes, buried with honor | Eteocles |
Oedipus/Antigone Characters
February 17, 2020