The Missing Dialogue in "Antigone" by Sophocles

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 …

…make are in accordance with their love for one another, it is one of whose laws should overpower the others; those of the mortal rulers or those of the gods. By not including a dialogue between Antigone and Haimon, Sophocles is able to present his political issues in a clear manner.         Works Cited Sophocles. The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus,         Antigone. trans. Fitts, Dudley and Fitzgerald, Robert.         Harcourt Brace and Company: New York, 1949.