Antigone

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   linda-allen Teacher
   High School - 10th Grade

   Antigone's sister is named Ismene. At the beginning of the play, Antigone tries to persuade Ismene to help her bury their brother Polyneices, whose body was left to rot on the battlefield. However, their uncle Creon, who is now the king, and decreed that anyone who dares to give his nephew a proper burial will be stoned to death. So Ismene is too afraid to help Antigone and tries to talk her out of her plans. When Antigone gets caught, Creon blames Ismene too for not telling him what her sister was planning to do.

   What a family!

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   Posted by linda-allen on Wednesday May 7, 2008 at 6:15 PM
   
   

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   ms-mcgregor Teacher
   High School - 12th Grade

   Ismene is the sister of Antigone. Unlike Antigone, Ismene is afraid to take action against Creon's orders concerning her brother.

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   Posted by ms-mcgregor on Monday August 4, 2008 at 8:47 PM
   
   

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