Ismene

was the right thing to do to a traitor of the state. However, Antigone believed that it was inhumane and morally incorrect to leave a body unburied, especially if it denied a safe passage to the underworld for her brother. In Antigone by Sophocles, Ismene argues that Antigone should not bury Polynices, but Antigone simply states: “He is my brother. And he is your brother too,” meaning that if you love someone, you should be willing to die for them, which is Antigone’s idea of what is morally…

To her, the heavenly creatures chose her predetermination completely. Consenting the celestial creatures was more huge to agreeing the legislature. At the point when Antigone tries to persuade Ismene she says "However I know I'll satisfy those I ought to please most." (Line 89). This statement is about how covering her sibling, would satisfy him and the divine beings. She covered her sibling Polyneices, disregarding the way that she realized that…

Antigone’s sister, Ismene, even warned Antigone that she would die by saying, “Go then, if you must, toward your end- Fool, wonderful fool, and loyal friend.” (Sophocles 168). Ismene was trying to tell Antigone that Creon would surly kill her if she advanced with the burial. Being the stubborn girl that she is, Antigone progressed with burying her…

hero until the end of the play. How it’s in the story of ‘Antigone.’ At the beginning of the story, many could say that Antigone was the tragic heroine of the story because during the play, she was left alone without the moral support of her sister, Ismene and going through the critics and judgments of an insensible king. What many readers do not understand is that, in every arrogant and harsh individual, there’s a human being that is going through his/her own judgements and make them be who…

In the play Antigone’s older sister Ismene says to her “You have your own happiness in the palm of your hand. You have a fiancé, you’re young, you’re beautiful.” (Pg 14 line 1). This was her way of trying to convince Antigone not to bury her brother’s body and die. Ismene is telling her sister that it’s not worth standing up for what she believes, because she is about to accomplish a woman’s life goal…

By reading the play Antigone, it is clear that family is more important than authority to Sophocles. This conclusion can be drawn by looking at the characters Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and Hiemon and observing what happens to them and their relationships. Three examples seen in the play where it is clear that Sophocles favors family over authority are when Antigone is determined to bury Polynices in order to bring honor to him, in the relationship between Creon and Haimon, and in the regret felt…

Antigone, when initially informing Ismene of Creon’s edict to leave Polyneices unburied, said, “so there you have it and you soon will show/ if you are noble, or fallen from your descent.” In this statement she differentiated between their “descent” from princesses of Thebes, as a result of their father, and actual “fallen”-ness which would occur if Polyneices was left unburied by them. At this point, then, Antigone considered that she and her sister were in a moment of darkness before the…

From the start, Antigone has an idea of what she’s trying to accomplish. The thing she doesn’t know herself, is whether she will be victorious or not. Right off the bat, tension is established through the conflict between Antigone and her sister, Ismene. “Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way” (1.36). In any city with a corrupt leader or dictator there will ALWAYS be somebody bound to defy the unjust laws; in this case, it’s Antigone. Since not many people have the audacity to stand up…

reaction. It begins when Antigone has the simple wish to bury her brother Polynices properly. She casts dust on the body while the guards are asleep, thus causing the Sentry to be killed should he not catch the culprit. When Antigone is arrested, Ismene realizes how strong her love for her sister is and begs to be executed alongside her. After Antigone is charged, Haemon threatens, on line 843, “Then she’ll die… but her death will kill another.” Again, Haemon is infuriated and expresses this to…

so set on this idea of “honoring.” Antigone is stubborn and devoted she cannot see what is beyond herself and her ideals. In spite of the townsmen acknowledgement of her justice and heroic intentions for her brother, it cannot be argued she is, as Ismene puts it, “a wonderful fool.” (195.) And she is, a fool to have been so unyielding for Justice and Loyalty…