Ismene

the play Antigone, before we even start reading the play, we find out that Antigone’s brothers, polyneices and eteocles, are killed in a battle between two opposing sides fighting for royalty. The play initially starts with Antigone and her sister, Ismene, are fighting, because they heard the decree made by King Creon, their uncle, stating that their brother polyneices could not be buried , because he fought for the opposing side in the war. Creon is the king of Thebes, and he will not stand…

her to simply die for her belief, she needs for the people in the city to know why she died and that her death unjust, and due to the actions of Creon. She is greedy for the people of Thebes to know of her actions against Creon, and she dictates for Ismene to not remain silent of her doings when she tells her “Oh - denounce me ! I’ll hate you even more if you keep quiet and don’t proclaim all this to everyone ( Sophocles 56)” . Antigone’s death, by her standards need to be one that affects the…

such as her parents and her brother Eteocles, had all been peacefully buried. During this time, someone not being properly buried was a terrible thing and it would be shamed. This is why when Antigone asks Ismene to join her, because it is the just what you do to respect your family, she thinks Ismene is foolish for not joining to put her brother to rest. If Antigone doesn't bury him she thinks she will not have honored her brother properly and Antigone believes that the worst death is death…

Antigone’s sister, Ismene, is reluctant to even partake in an activity which would please the Gods, but angers the King. In such a case, Socrates truly yanks on my own character. Personally, I am afflicted by the challenge of either telling that one classmate about the homework, or allowing their grades to fail. In my case, there is no real consequence to either characters; in the case of Ismene she is choosing between death or death, either to honor the gods…

“How does the conflict between individual free will and the state comment on the historical and social context of Antigone?” The Greek tragedy of Antigone was written in 441B.C and encompasses important themes that were relevant to that time, such as the patriarchal setting of the society, the role of women and the conflict between individual free will and the state. Antigone follows the traditional form of a tragedy and it focuses on the protagonist with a fatal flaw that eventually leads to…

Being a strong person and acting courageous eventually inspired her sister, Ismene, to trust her decision to seek justice for their brother. At the start of the play Ismene thought Antigone was crazy for trying to bring justice to Polyneices’ body and spirit after his death; however, once Antigone is taken before the king, Ismene can’t bear to lose her sister and be all alone so she goes to the king and says, “I did it. If she is with me now, I share…

“Antigone” digs into the world of Greek Mythology, showcasing the will of good vs evil, the drama being with two main characters speaking about the burial of one of their brothers and the injustice of the other brother not getting a proper burial. In the first set, a struggle of brother against brother ends in death in war. The new king chooses to show empathy towards one brother and not the other. Ironically, the new king is also the brother to the mother of the two brothers, making him their…

demonstrates the typical, power-crazy ancient Grecian man, Ismene demonstrates the submissive and passive female. Ismene is a prime example when she says, “Remember we are women, we’re not born to contend with men.” (Sophocles 74). She is struck by the fear of men and is therefore a coward who refuses to help her sister. Her character represents the view of women to men: weak and subordinate. Men always wanted to hold dominion over her, and in return, Ismene is a product of her environment. She…

family, was betraying his own decree. Creon also begins to ‘bargain’ with Antigone, hoping she will prevail and apologise. However, Creon loses his anger when, “Arrest Ismene. I accuse her equally” (II, 88). Creon declares Antigone as a traitor and also claims that Ismene is no different that Antigone. He yells at the guards to arrest Ismene…

play Antigone is in ancient Greece. In ancient Greece the king is the most powerful person. There are nine characters in the play Antigone. The characters names from weakest to most powerful are Eurydice, haimon, A Messenger, A Sentry, Teiresias, Ismene, Antigone, The Chorus, and Creon. Creon is the king of the Thebes. That means that he is the most powerful person in the play Antigone. In the play Antigone, Creon has the most power because he is the king of the Thebes, many people respect him,…