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What are Ismene's actions in 'Antigone'?
Acceptance of human law, admission of guilt, an attempt to share in the blame, and an effort to talk Creon out of the death penalty are Ismene's actions in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Ismene chooses to obey a human law that makes Theban-style burials and funerary rites the privileges of some instead of the god-given rights of all. But she makes a false admission of guilt in an attempt to share the blame when her law-breaking sister Antigone is arrested and threatened with the death sentence. When Antigone refuses her help, Ismene tries to sway Creon towards the equivalent of acquittal or probation by reminding him of his son's engagement to Antigone.
Why won't Antigone let Ismene join her?
She wants the pride for herself. She doesn't want to share it with Ismene especially Ismene didn't help bury Polynieces. Additionally, Antigone is a care-giver. She is the only one of Oedipus' children to accompany him into exile and ease his last days. It is consistent with her character to not allow her sister to take the blame for her actions, which would result in her sister's death. It would have been different if Ismene actually had committed the act, but since she refused, Ismene deserved neither the fate nor the glory.
Why does no one allow Ismene to share in Antigone's guilt in 'Antigone'?
That no one believes her guilty is the reason why no one allows Ismene to share in Antigone's guilt in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon points out that his niece, Princess Ismene, has a lifelong track record of not being foolish. The chorus does not seem to believe Ismene's last-minute claim to being an accessory if not a participant in burying her brother Polyneices. Additionally, executing an innocent person comes down to murder, which is seriously offensive to both gods and mortals in ancient Greece.
What is creon tragic flaw?
Why didn't Antigone want ismene to share her death
Does Antigone appreciate Ismene's claim of helping bury Polyneices in 'Antigone'?
No, Antigone does not appreciate Ismene's claim to having helped bury Polyneices in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone alone takes the risk of burying her brother Polyneices despite a contradictory law by King Creon, her uncle and intended father-in-law. Because her sister Ismene does not help her, Antigone must give their brother a partial, above-ground burial instead of one below-ground. She therefore does not at all appreciate it when Ismene makes the false claim of helping in the burial and therefore deserving of a share of the blame.
What are Ismene's actions in 'Antigone'?
Acceptance of human law, admission of guilt, an attempt to share in the blame, and an effort to talk Creon out of the death penalty are Ismene's actions in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Ismene chooses to obey a human law that makes Theban-style burials and funerary rites the privileges of some instead of the god-given rights of all. But she makes a false admission of guilt in an attempt to share the blame when her law-breaking sister Antigone is arrested and threatened with the death sentence. When Antigone refuses her help, Ismene tries to sway Creon towards the equivalent of acquittal or probation by reminding him of his son's engagement to Antigone.
Why won't Antigone let Ismene join her?
She wants the pride for herself. She doesn't want to share it with Ismene especially Ismene didn't help bury Polynieces. Additionally, Antigone is a care-giver. She is the only one of Oedipus' children to accompany him into exile and ease his last days. It is consistent with her character to not allow her sister to take the blame for her actions, which would result in her sister's death. It would have been different if Ismene actually had committed the act, but since she refused, Ismene deserved neither the fate nor the glory.
What does Antigone say that her sister has no right to do in 'Antigone'?
That Ismene has no right to share in the blame or the punishment is what Antigone says in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone deliberately breaks a royal edict that honors god-given rights to a below-ground burial for her brother Eteocles but denies them to her brother Polyneices. She asks Ismene for help in burying Polyneices and is turned down. At her trial and sentencing, she announces that she alone deserves punishment since Ismene is innocent of being an accessory to a crime for which she therefore deserves neither blame nor punishment.
Why does no one allow Ismene to share in Antigone's guilt in 'Antigone'?
That no one believes her guilty is the reason why no one allows Ismene to share in Antigone's guilt in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon points out that his niece, Princess Ismene, has a lifelong track record of not being foolish. The chorus does not seem to believe Ismene's last-minute claim to being an accessory if not a participant in burying her brother Polyneices. Additionally, executing an innocent person comes down to murder, which is seriously offensive to both gods and mortals in ancient Greece.
What is creon tragic flaw?
Why didn't Antigone want ismene to share her death
Does Antigone appreciate Ismene's claim of helping bury Polyneices in 'Antigone'?
No, Antigone does not appreciate Ismene's claim to having helped bury Polyneices in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone alone takes the risk of burying her brother Polyneices despite a contradictory law by King Creon, her uncle and intended father-in-law. Because her sister Ismene does not help her, Antigone must give their brother a partial, above-ground burial instead of one below-ground. She therefore does not at all appreciate it when Ismene makes the false claim of helping in the burial and therefore deserving of a share of the blame.
What are Ismene's feelings towards Antigone in 'Antigone'?
It is affection and confusion that Ismene feels towards Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Ismene shows affection when she claims to share in the blame of breaking their uncle King Creon's law. She also shows affection when she tries to talk Creon out of punishing Princess Antigone by describing the great love between her sister and Prince Haemon, Creon's only surviving child and heir. Additionally, she shows confusion when she tries to understand why Antigone is determined to be derelict in carrying out her civic duty but meticulous in carrying out divine will.
How is Ismene family oriented in 'Antigone'?
That she tries to share the blame in Antigone's crime is a way in which Ismene is family oriented in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Ismene does not want to break her uncle King Creon's edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. She makes the suggestion that Antigone not bury their disgraced brother Polyneices whose body is left above ground. But she pretends to participate in the crime when she finds out that Antigone is under arrest and headed towards being sentenced to death. Perhaps she thinks that in so doing the punishment will be lightened or even a pardon issued.
What is Antigone's reaction to Ismene's help in 'Antigone'?
Antigone believes that Ismene is a traitor to her family becausy she doesn't want to help Antigone bury their brother Polynieces. Ismene cares more about herself thatn her brother's afterlife.
What do Antigone's and Ismene's differences and likenesses say about human nature in 'Antigone'?
That people have beliefs which come about through experience is what Antigone's and Ismene's differences and likenesses say about human nature in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the phrase human nature describes ways of being and doing that humans share. It can be said to find its application in the play by way of the interactions between the very different yet similar sister Theban Princesses Antigone and Ismene. For example, Antigone and Ismene hold convictions that come about through response to processing experiences in different ways.
What do Antigone convey in her dialogues with Ismene and Creon in 'Antigone'?
That she disdains her sister and dislikes her king is what Antigone respectively conveys in her dialogues with Ismene and Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone appears to disdain Princess Ismene. She in fact calls her basely born even though both share the same genealogy, the same parents and the same royal status. She likewise disparages and dislikes King Creon. She uses the same contradictory, rude language and tone on her uncle as she does on her sister.
Why does Antigone refuse to permit Ismene to share responsibility for burying Polyneices in 'Antigone'?
That it is a lie is the reason why Antigone refuses to permit Ismene to share responsibility for burying Polyneices in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigones asks her sister Ismene to help give their brother Polyneices' body a proper below-ground burial. Ismene refuses out of fear of the death penalty for breaking one of their uncle King Creon's laws. Antigone seeks capture for giving Polyneices a partial burial under a layer of dust because the royal law contradicts divine will and Theban traditions. She wants to make a statement in suffering the consequences and not to have anything to do with a sister whom she considers base.
