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What is Ismene's reason for not going along with Antigone in 'Antigone'?
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That it is an impossible task is Ismene's reason for not going along with Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone asks her sister Ismene to help bury their brother Polyneices. Princess Ismene fears disobeying King Creon, their guardian and their uncle. She also fears the death sentence that the civil disobedience automatically carries. She also feels that men need to lead and women need to follow. She observes that this is an impossible task that involves even more painful and shameful consequences than those suffered by their incestuous parents, disgraced Theban monarchs Oedipus and Jocasta.
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What does Antigone ask Ismene to decide in 'Antigone'?
To decide wether she's going to help her or not
Where does Antigone believe that she is going?
underworld
What kind of sibling rivalry is portrayed in Antigone?
The is very few sibling rivalry present in Antigone, however, the first seen I suppose could be some type of sibling rivalry. When Antigone tells her sister, Ismene, that she is going to bury their brother, Polyneices, despite the law against it, the sisters get in an argument. Later on, when Antigone is convicted, Ismene tries to take credit for the crime along with her sister, and another argument ensues.
What does Careon do just before he finds Antigone dead?
before going to free antigone, creon properly burries polynices
What does Creon threaten his son that he will do?
Creon threatens that he will kill Antigone before his son. This is particularly threatening because Creon's son has a passionate love (eros) for Antigone and they were going to get married.
What does Antigone ask Ismene to decide in 'Antigone'?
To decide wether she's going to help her or not
Where does Antigone believe that she is going?
underworld
What kind of sibling rivalry is portrayed in Antigone?
The is very few sibling rivalry present in Antigone, however, the first seen I suppose could be some type of sibling rivalry. When Antigone tells her sister, Ismene, that she is going to bury their brother, Polyneices, despite the law against it, the sisters get in an argument. Later on, when Antigone is convicted, Ismene tries to take credit for the crime along with her sister, and another argument ensues.
What does Careon do just before he finds Antigone dead?
before going to free antigone, creon properly burries polynices
What does Creon threaten his son that he will do?
Creon threatens that he will kill Antigone before his son. This is particularly threatening because Creon's son has a passionate love (eros) for Antigone and they were going to get married.
Does Antigone die the day of or after she is told that she is going to be stoned to death in 'Antigone'?
Theban Princess Antigone dies on the very day that she is told that she is going to be stoned to death in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the play adheres to the three unities in ancient Greek theater. It therefore has all action take place in one onstage location within the course of one day. It is therefore in just one day's time that Antigone learns that she is sentenced to death, first by stoning and ultimately by live burial and starvation.
How is Antigone caught in 'Antigone'?
That she comes back to check up on her brother's body in broad daylight is the way in which Antigone is caught in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone buries her brother Polyneices once. But she can give him just a partial burial whereby the body is left above ground but covered with a layer of dust. She therefore comes back to check on him. But Antigone's uncle King Creon has guards posted within sight of Polyneices' body. So Antigone is seen going through a second round of partial burial and anointing.
What change does Creon make in his plan to kill both Antigone and Ismene?
The decision to spare Ismene is the change that Theban King Creon makes in his plan to kill Antigone and Ismene. Antigone is found breaking the law of non burial to the disloyal Theban dead. Ismene isn't. But Ismene claims that she's an accessory. At first, Creon decides that the death sentence is going to be carried out against both of his nieces. But he then backs down, and decides the only his future daughter-in-law Antigone is going to be executed.
How is Antigone family oriented in 'Antigone'?
That she lets her sister know what is going on and that she risks her life for a dead family member are the ways in which Antigone is family oriented in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone cares about her very different sister Princess Ismene. She lets her know that she is welcome within the family circle ... as long as she behaves courageously instead of cowardly. Additionally, she risks her life for her unburied brother Polyneices.
Why does the chorus make fun of Antigone?
The chorus does not make fun ofAntigone. It warns her about the danger of going against Creon.
How is anarchy related Antigone?
Antigone questioned the ruling of Creon, the King (unthinkable for anyone, especially a woman), because she wanted a proper burial for her brother. Creon tells her explicitly to go to bed, but she states she will go out that night a bury her brother again against Creon's wishes. Anarchy is going against the will of government or the ruler, and Antigone certainly does that.
How is it ironic that Antigone is captured the second time she buries Polyneices in 'Antigone'?
That it is because she comes back that she is arrested, tried and sentenced is what is ironic about Antigone's capture while attempting to bury Polyneices the second time in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Ismene says that if her sister Antigone is going to disobey their uncle Creon's law of non-burial to his enemies, she must do so in secret. Antigone says that she wants her disobedience to be common, public knowledge. The first attempt at burial indeed is done in secret since there are no witnesses. But the second attempt becomes public knowledge because of the guards that Creon stations near the unburied body of Polyneices, Creon's nephew and Antigone's brother.
