Queen of Argos in the absence of King Agamemnon

Sister of Helen of Troy

Daughter of King of Sparta

Lover of Aegisthus

Mourns her Daughter Iphegia's death by sacrifice

King of Argos

Lives under the curse of the house of Atrius

Hated by the Gods for his "pride"

Sacrificed Iphegia for "better winds"

Brings back Cassandra as a slave and Lover

Is killed by Clytemnestra to avenge the death of Iphegia 

Slave/Lover of Agamemnon

Can see the future (even though she is punished and no one believes her)

Well aware of her fate as well as Agamemnon's 

Dies in the house at Clytemnestra's hands

Lover of Clytemnestra

Replaces Agamemnon as head of the house of Atrius

Ironically prideful, arrogant and a ruthless replacement for Agamemnon

Oedipus (duh)

Iokaste

Kreon

Teiresias

Priest

Messenger

Shepherd

Second Messenger

Chorus

Antigone

Various guards and servants.

King of Thebes, supposed son of Polybos and Merop, King and Queen of Corinth.

Oedipus means "swollen feet" when his fate was discovered as a child, his feet were bound and he was exiled.

Is the real killer of the former King of Thebes (in self defense at a crossroads). 

Eventually blinds himself to look within (the truth is within ourselves). 

Oedipus' wife and Queen of Thebes

Solved the riddle of the Sphinx (what starts on four legs, lives on two, and ends on three? - A human). 

Hangs herself- Oedipus uses her broach to blind himself.  

Kreon

Brother of Iokaste

Prince of Thebes

Tells Oedipus that the person that killed the former kin is in the city and must be found and punished.

Also exclaims that there is a witness to this crime. (This seal's Oedipus' fate). 

Kreon becomes King after Oedipus' fate is revealled.

Says he will make a horrible King.  

A blind seer who serves Apollo

Oedipus gives him lots of abuse.

Only some people believe him, not Oedipus.

Antigone (again, DUH)

Ismene

Eurydice

Kreon

Haimon

Teiresias

Sentry

Messenger

Chorus

"you shall not lessen my death by sharing it."

Antigone's heart is there, Ismene's isn't.  It gives meaning to what Antigone is doing.  

Daughter of Oedipus

Secretly throwing dirt on the dead traitor's body

Contrasted with Ismene

Antigone does not care much for looks or good impressions.  Believes it is the responsibility of the women to care for the dead.  

Engaged to Antigone

Son of Kreon

Makes the case to not have her stoned to death

 Adjusts her punishment to being quietly entombed (because this is much better?)

Haimon decides he will be with Antigone 

Wife of Kreon

Supports the king as much as possible

Kills herself because she lost both her children

Nurse

Tutor

Medea

Chorus

Creon

Jason

Aegeus

Messenger

Two Boys

Handmaids

Attendants and Guards 

Opens the play

sympathetic towards Medea.

expresses concern because she hears Medea weeping.

Used to evoke sympathy for Medea and gives the mindset for Jason

husband of Medea

Power hungry, likes to use people a lot.

Conceited

Suggests that he wants to marry the daughter of the King of Corinth so that his kids can be financially stable, this would benefit Medea as well.

Benefits: more influence, power, and a better standard of living. 

Setting for Medea