What did Ismene want?

What is Ismene’s motivation?

What is Ismene’s motivation when she refuses to help her sister Antigone bury their brother? The fear of Creon, and the power of the state. What is the augury? An omen that teiresias saw that showed him Creon’s future.

What is Ismene’s purpose in Antigone?

What does Ismene do in Antigone? Ismene refuses to help Antigone bury their brother, but she does offer to keep Antigone’s plan a secret. Eventually, she has a change of heart and wishes to be punished with her sister.

Who does Ismene want to bury?

Terms in this set (6) What has Antigone asked her sister to help her do? Antigone asks Ismene for help burying the body of their dead and banished brother Polynieces, whose body was not to be buried as instructed by Creon.

Why did Ismene change her mind?

Ismene chooses the side of reason due to her fear of death and authority but has a change of heart after seeing Antigone’s bravery. Unfortunately, it’s too late, and Ismene is left alone with Creon at the end of the play, the rest of her family slain by their own hands.

What is Ismene’s reaction to this intention?

What is Ismene’s reaction to this intention? How does each sister defend her respective position? She tells her sister that their brothers have died. The government wants bury only one of the brothers but Antigone wants to give a proper burial to both brothers.

What is Ismene’s tragic flaw?

Her tragic flaw is that she has hubris, which is excessive pride, and that leads her to be unbending. Ironically, Antigone means unbending in Greek. Because she is unbending, she will not denounce her decision to bury Polynices. This angers Creon, so he sentences her to death.

What is Ismene’s role in the play?

Ismene. Blonde, full-figured, and radiantly beautiful, the laughing, talkative Ismene is the good girl of the family. She is reasonable and understands her place, bowing to Creon’s edict and attempting to dissuade Antigone from her act of rebellion. As in Sophocles’ play, she is Antigone’s foil.

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