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    Ismene In Antigone

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    forbidden! We are only women,” (Prologue, 46). When Ismene in Sophocles’ play, Antigone, speaks this line, it shows how she thinks women are valued less than men. Ismene is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, and she is the sister of the play’s protagonist, Antigone. She lost both of her brothers in a civil war, and she is left to decide whether she should honor her brother Polyneices by burying him, or be loyal to the king and follow his decree. Ismene is an important character because she is the sister

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    Ismene In Antigone

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    From the play, Antigone, there is a character that strongly identifies with me. Out of all of the characters, Ismene has the most similarities as me than the others. The reasons why are because we would not like to get in trouble and deal with the consequences and we are both supportive and caring towards our family members, regardless of their actions. To begin with, Ismene is reasonably a self-righteous person because she follows the laws and thinks ahead of herself. The following quote will later

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    Although most people may see Antigone as the strong one, Ismene is the actual strong character in the play because she is able to stay loyal to her state and leader in spite of her own sister asking her to disobey the law. Antigone may be looked upon as the strong one but there is more to being strong than just fighting. A strong person is also a person that goes against the willingness of doing something because it's the "right thing" to do. Ismene is the strong minded character in the play as she says

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    Sophocles’ Oedipus Cycle – Antigone, as a Feminist Throughout history, women have always stood in the shadows of men. In many cultures, the role of women has always been to be seen and not heard. As one of the first feminists in world literature, the character Antigone, of Sophocles’ Oedipus Cycle, displays fine characteristics of a great female leader in order to stand up against male dominance for her religious, political, and personal beliefs. When the king denies her brother, Polynices,

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    Ismene In Antigone

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    sister? Ismene refuses to help Antigone because she recognizes her role as a woman and submission to her hurios. She argues, basically her entire argument, that “by [her] very nature” as a women “[she cannot possibly take arms against the city” (78-79). From this, one can understand that unlike Antigone, Ismene is much more submissive and won’t risk stepping out of her role as a women, in which she must obey the city’s ordinances. In order to remain subjugated by her hurios (Creon?), Ismene doesn’t

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    enforce his own authority at any cost. As the reader see in the story, when Antigone's brothers die, she chooses to bury Polyneices even though she knows this will cost her her life. In the play when Antigone tells her sister what she’s going to do, Ismene tells her it’s dangerous. Antigone responds, “Creon is not enough to stand in my way” (Prologue. 15). This shows Antigone represents

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    In the trilogy of Oedipus, Sophocles constructed an enthralling family dynamic that induces central themes throughout the play. In numerous works of literature, family relationships engage in the central message of a piece of work. In Sophocles three plays, specifically interconnection between siblings and parent relationships create, refines, and complicates themes of power, love family, pride, and extreme fate. Starting with Sophocles primary play, “Oedipus Rex,” the relationship between Oedipus

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    Plot Of Antigone Plot

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    Plot Summary: The story takes place in Victorian Era London. Creon is a rich earl who is feared by many. His nephews, Eteocles and Polyneices, engaged in a duel over who would be viable to inherit his fortune (which belonged to their father before Creon). Both were killed. Because Polyneices started the conflict, Creon decided that he was disgraced and ordered that he be given no funeral or proper burial. But one of Polyneices’s sisters, Antigone, decided that Creon’s ruling was unfair and went behind

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    one considers Antigone’s actions against period social norms, it becomes apparent that Antigone serves as a foil to the established stereotype of a traditional Greek woman who is supposed to be “pure,” soft-spoken, and nearly subservient, much like Ismene is. Antigone’s contradiction to societal norms serves to emphasize the severity of Antigone’s rebellion as one not only against Creon but also against society as well. From this interaction, the audience can glean that Antigone is not only viewed

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    Ismene (also daughter of Oedipus) is the “good girl” out of everyone in the family. She bows to Kreon and she attempts to help Antigone and join her in the sacrifice in which Antigone does not allow her to do. Kreon is Antigone’s uncle, before he gave up

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