Ismene

In Antigone Jocasta's and Oedipus’s children ( Eteocles/Polyneices/Antigone/Ismene) are divided some have honour and some do not, those who do not are full of disgrace. Antigone is brave, bold, courageous and honours her brother by giving him the burial she thinks he deserves, even if no one else believes he does and even when she is threatened with death by stones “Listen, Ismene: Creon buried our brother, Eteocles, with military honors, gave him a soldier's funeral, and it was right that he…

beginning of the play, Antigone wanted her sister, Ismene, to help honor her brother by burying him. Ismene was reluctant, however, because Creon made it clear that he did not want Polynices to be buried as a result of his wrongdoings. Ismene made it very clear that she would rather follow the law rather than try to honor her brother. This was the turning point when Antigone turned this mission into something only she could do. She stated to Ismene, “You would not be welcome to help me now,…

body properly, then he could have spared his son’s and his wife’s lives Another theme would be the sister rivalry. Ismene and Antigone appear as foils and rivals. Ismene is "reasonable," timid, and obedient, full-figured and beautiful in being a good girl. In contrast, Antigone is recalcitrant, impulsive, and moody, sallow, thin, and decidedly resistant to being a girl like the rest. Ismene advises moderation, understanding, and capitulation. I believe since they were two completely…

The never ending debate between what your heart wants and the morals that you have obtained is an argument that is seen throughout literature for many years. The play “Antigone” by Socrates clearly exemplifies a character being torn between internal conflicts and responsibilities. The protagonist Antigone is torn between choosing to properly bury her brother or defy her morals and let her brother rot. The conflict results in Antigone doing what she believes is the right which leads to…

to her family and the gods, while appealing to other characters’ emotions. Antigone creates a moral argument with Ismene trying to convince her to be loyal and faithful sister. She tells Ismene to “prove what [she] [is],” she can be “a true sister, or a traitor to [her] family” (2). Antigone wants to persuade Ismene to follow her morals. She is speaking in a stern tone, making Ismene feel bad about her previous decision. This gives the audience a bad view of Ismene’s values. She is ignoring the…

Antigone and her four siblings have a lot of honor and disgrace. For example, Antigone was honorable by wanting to bury her brother even though it was a rule not to, it lead her to a lot of trouble and punishments. Meanwhile, Antigone did act disgracefully by disobeying a law that Creon had wrote, which stated no one should be able to bury Polyneices. The fact that she had broken a law made Creon furious, and angry about how she disobeyed his law and the way she acted. Her punishment was to be…

Ismene panicked and freaked out, almost having a heart attack full of fear and shock, and Antigone even looked suspicious, examining the oddly footprints. Just like a detective, the girl started looking for clues. She dipped her finger in some of the sandy mud and tasted it, eventually spitting the mud way far, but when she spit the mud, she has made a bad choice, because that answered with a really angry and ferocious super loud and ground-shaking roar and growl at the same time. Ismene…

Antigone, the contrast and comparison of Anouilh and Sophocles Antigone, the modern version of Sophocles original play was written in France during World War II, by Jean Anouilh to reflect the situation in France at the time and is different from the original in several ways. While Jean Anouilh was writing Antigone (1943), the Germans were occupying the country of France, which seemed to fit the story of Antigone, because a revolution had taken place. The original play, written by…

She is weak and always obedient in behavior. Ismene feels that, in fact, women are submissive to men and they are under the rule of men without a say in the ruling. She states her stance on challenging the superior early on the in play by stating, “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” (Sophocles 70-71) … Ismene is timid and afraid to trouble the water out of fear of what her edict…

Creon is hated, and is sentenced to death; therefore Ismene was to be Queen (3). The people of Thebes were very open to Ismene. Ismene was a very different ruler than Creon- laid-back, not aggressive; For everyone, not just for Thebes; Accepting, not ignorant (15). She made sure the people (including royalty, warriors, and commoners) got many…