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The brothers in the play 'Antigone' were Eteocles and Polyneices. They were the brothers of Antigone and Ismene. They both were killed during the recent fight against the enemy from Argos. All four were the children of Oedipus and Jocasta.

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Antigone's brothers are Eteocles and Polyneices.


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Eteocles and Polynices.


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Neither one of Antigone's brothers is killed by Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone has two twin brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices. Her brothers kill each other in the final battle of the first civil war over the Theban royal succession. Her uncle Creon supports Eteocles but is not involved in the final duel between the brothers.


Who was antigone and ismene brother?

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What roles did Polyneuices and Eteocles play in the play Antigone?

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Who were Antigone's siblings?

Polynecies and Etecles, thoses are her brothers and her sister is Ismene.


Who is Antigone's younger brother in 'Antigone'?

Antigone has no younger brother in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone has one sister and twin brothers. The twin brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, are older than she. Her sister, Ismene, is younger. Both her parents, disgraced Theban monarchs Oedipus and Jocasta, are dead so there will be no more siblings other than what she already has.


Who is Antigone's aunt?

Antigone's aunt is Jocasta. Jocasta is the sister of Creon, who becomes the ruler of Thebes after the deaths of Antigone's brothers, Eteocles and Polynices. She is also the mother of Oedipus, making her Antigone's maternal grandmother as well. This complex family dynamic is central to the themes of fate and tragedy in Sophocles' play "Antigone."


How does Antigone tie into Eteocles' and Polyneices' situations in 'Antigone'?

That she is their sister is the way in which Antigone ties into the situation with Eteocles and Polyneices in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is the devoted, loving one of the two younger sisters to the twin brothers Eteocles and Polyneices. She knows that disrespect to the dead comes back to haunt the perpetrator in this life and the next. She loves both her brothers and considers them worthy of all their rights as Thebans.


What happens to Antigone's two brothers in 'Antigone'?

Death in a duel is what happens to Antigone's two brothers in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Eteocles and Polyneices are the older, twin brothers of Theban Princesses Antigone and Ismene. They inherit the Theban throne after the disgrace of their father, former King Oedipus. They are supposed to share the royal powers by alternating years of rule. But Eteocles refuses to hand over the crown when his year is up and even exiles Polyneices. Polyneices leads an army of disgruntled Thebans and invading Argives and storms Thebes. The two brothers kill each other in a duel during the final battle of the civil war over the royal succession.


Do Antigone's convictions about burying Polyneices mean dislike for Eteocles in 'Antigone'?

No, Antigone's conviction about burying Polyneices does not mean dislike for her brother Eteocles in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone volunteers that she is fine about the burial honors conferred to her brother Eteocles. What she dislikes is the unfair, illegal and disrespectful way in which her brother Polyneices' body is treated. Both brothers are divinely guaranteed as Thebans to below-ground burials and anointing with special liquids from sacred ewers. Antigone acts to make sure that both brothers in fact get their due.


Who is Antigone's dead brother in 'Antigone'?

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