"Antigone: When I have tried and failed, i shall have failed,
Ismene: No sense in starting on a hopeless task." (129)
~Why is Ismene trying so hard to dissuade Antigone from burying Polynices? Is she just afraid of Creon's order or does she agree with him?
This is a good question. I believe Ismene is mainly afraid of defying Creon's order. She tries to convince Antigone not to bury her brother because she is cowardly and does not have the courage that her her sister does. She is fearful for her sister's fate in the hands of Creon, and that is why she begs her not to disobey his edict. Also, she must not see burying her brother as absolutely necessary as Antigone obviously does. If I were Ismene I would plead with Antigone not to go looking for death as every other relative they had was already dead.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good question. I believe Ismene is mainly afraid of defying Creon's order. She tries to convince Antigone not to bury her brother because she is cowardly and does not have the courage that her her sister does. She is fearful for her sister's fate in the hands of Creon, and that is why she begs her not to disobey his edict. Also, she must not see burying her brother as absolutely necessary as Antigone obviously does. If I were Ismene I would plead with Antigone not to go looking for death as every other relative they had was already dead.
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