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Jean Anouilh adopted a play by this man that was seen as an attack on the Vichy government. (15[1]-5[1])In that play by this man, a group of guards pour wine (15[1])on the ground after the end (15[1])of a dust storm. A character created by this man is saved by a shepherd after he is left to die on Mount (*) Cithaeron. The title (10[1])character (10[1])of a play by this author violates Creon’s order by performing burial rites (10[1])for her brother Polyneices. (-5[1])That character’s father titles his most famous play, where he kills his father (10[1])Laius and marries (-5[1])his mother Jocasta. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Greek tragedian whose Theban trilogy includes the plays Antigone and Oedipus Rex. ■END■ (10[2])

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