Each of the stories demonstrated tragedy and persistence. In the book Antigone, Antigone showed great bravado and persistence, because she went beyond the rules that were given to the town to bury Polynices. She knew that by doing this her life would be in danger, but she never backed down. Antigone was portrayed as a strong and persistent woman. Antigone had to be stronger because during this time women had no say or power, in the end she ended up dying for what she believed in while defying law.…
To begin with, Ismene was doomed to complete one of her two jobs from the beginning. The first of her two jobs throughout the plot was to pursuade Antigone from buring her brother. We know she was going to be unsucsessful at this because of throughout the plot Antigone shows to be to very tough to change; unwilling to change whatsoever. In the text, Ismene says "You'd bury him when a law forbids the city?" This shows Antigone's lack of willingness to change even if the law comands her two.…
Questions A: 1. Antigone is distraught since her uncle, Creon, banned the burial of Polynices, her brother. 2. Ismene does not want to break the law. She also mentions that she is a woman, so she cannot cope with men.…
Antigone feels that it is their duty as sisters of Polyneices, to bury him, and not leave his soul uncovered. Ismene denies Antigone’s offer because she thinks the circumstances are to grave. “We must obey his orders, these or worse. Therefore I plead compulsion or worse.” Ismene believes they cannot contend with Creon because they are weak women, and she does not want Antigone and her to perish, because they are the only ones left in their royal bloodline.…
Antigone is telling her sister that she loves their brother so she will bury him and she questions Ismene’s devotion to their family. Regardless of possible reasons to not bury her brother, she is going to bury him with or without Ismene because she loves her family. Antigone demonstrates her love and devotion for her family and her brother, which shows that she is family-oriented. Antigone values all of her family, she loves them and will do what is needed to ensure that her family is taken care of. This is similar to Paikea when she demonstrated being family-oriented.…
Ismene, Antigone’s sister, is seen a somewhat fearful person. When Antigone asks Ismene to come with her to bury their brother, she refuses. Ismene’s and Antigone’s conversation is heated while they are discussing each other's options,“He is my brother. And he is your brother, too.” “But think of the danger!…
Antigone has lost both of her brothers in the civil war and is confronted with a difficult choice. Antigone honors her fallen brother and is willing to risk losing her own life and the life of her sister Ismene. Antigone is the sister of Polyneices and she believed the right thing to do for Polyneices was to give him a proper burial. She new she would be breaking Creon's law , but she was not going to let him…
Ismene is the name of the daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles, and Polynices. Ismene is the main character in the play Antigone, one of many and since she is a major player she needs to have a lot of personalities in order for not to be stale or boring. Ismene is blessed with the most thrilling of traits believing that you are nothing more than what society demands. “We must remember that by birth we’re women and as such, we shouldn’t fight with men". She is scared of breaking the social norm.…
Sophocles Antigone Tragic hero: Antigone An indubitably loyal humanoid cannot be questionably bribed or allured to deviate from his/her adventurous path. It is knowledgeable that loyalty is a healthy emotional feature in human activity or mentality, but in Sophocles’ Antigone, Sophocles exhibits Antigone’s loyalty as if it is not as healthy as crafted. Antigone’s loyalty sometimes tends to send her four steps behind rather than four steps forward, but Antigone is more in the state of fit criteria towards an actual tragic hero, meaning she is morally good, consistent, and she is dedicated to what she believes is right in her quest, which shows she does not lack sense of being true to life. In the play Antigone, the position of a…
The focal point of Sophocles’ Antigone is the protagonist’s desire and search for justice. Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, is the play’s tragic heroine who fights against the evil Creon, the current King of Thebes. Her rebellion against the king was ignited by her thirst for justice, stopping at nearly nothing to combat the immoralities standing in her way. In her heart, the sacredness of family and honor is the pinnacle aspect of her life. These beliefs of hers create the source of conflict and drama found within the play, and eventually lead to her own death.…
Two major themes that run throughout Sophocles’ play Antigone are loyalty and power. Loyalty and power are what drive the play forward; this theme affects not only Antigone, but Creon as well. Both Antigone and Creon are affected by this conflict, but in different ways. Antigone is first introduced to us as a young and loyal girl to bother her brother and the gods, that only wants to make sure both her brothers have a proper burial; according to the laws placed by the gods if someone does not receive a burial there will be no way for family members to reconnect with them in their life after death. Creon, who is the king and Antigone’s uncle, sets a law in place that no one is to bury or even mourn the death of Polynices.…
When Ismene tries to convince Antigone to abandon her plans to bury Polyneices, she says “You ought to realize we are only women/ not meant in nature to fight against men/ and that we are ruled, by those who are stronger” (Ant. 66-73). Antigone knows her position in Thebes as a woman with little power, but the fact that she chooses to ignore it ties in with her extreme mentality. Antigone’s attitude toward burying her brother reveals a prideful and stubborn personality along with an unwillingness to compromise. This attitude shows the rigidity of Antigone’s ideals and shows that one must have a willingness to listen, and the moderation, to accept what cannot be done. In addition, as Antigone is led off to the cave to die, she finally understands the consequences of her actions and says, “What law of God have I broken?/Why should I still look to the gods in my misery?/Whom should I summon as an ally?…
In this story, Antigone shows the most ‘unshakable will power’ out of all the characters. She is the character who provides the most will power because she is willing to do the right thing even if it means breaking a law. Antigone’s will power really emerges more than the other characters. Without even telling the king, she buries her brother to honor him and once the king finds out, she defends herself to the point where she could have been sentenced to death. Ismene says to Antigone, “Bury him!…
To this effect, the community viewed Antigone as a rebellious, headstrong woman for the same reasons. However if she were a man, she would have been treated differently. Her strong opinions would make it seem as though she was a strong-willed person standing up for what she believed in. Also, Sophocles used Antigone 's sister, Ismene, as a portrayal of how women in ancient…
Ismene’s sacrifice is disregarded by both Creon and Antigone, causing her “major shift” in character to be useless. When she confesses to aiding Antigone in her crime, Antigone reprimands her and tells her to turn away as, “[you] shall not lessen [my] death my sharing it.” (Sophocles 439) Antigone is intent on taking on the blame for the crime on herself, refusing to allow her sister to take even part of the punishment. Creon ridicules both girls, telling the Chorus that “One has just now lost her mind; the other, It seems, has never had a mind at all.”…