When Antigone asks Ismene to help her bury Polynices, she is torn. As Polynices’s sister, she wants to bury him so she can honor herself and her family. Unfortunately, with the new decree, Ismene does not want to be stoned. In the end, Ismene decides not to bury Polynices because she thinks there is too much of a risk. This shows how Ismene is unsure and weak even when she knows that she should bury her brother. When Antigone is caught, Ismene decides to also admit to burying her brother. The two sisters argue back and forth on who is to blame for the burial until Creon decides it was only Antigone who buried Polynices. The reason Imene wanted to take partial blame was so she would not be the only person left alive in her family and so she could partly show honor to her brother. This conveys that Ismene does love her family enough to stick up for them, even if it does not work. Sadly, this means that Ismene is the only person from her house that is still alive at the end of the …show more content…
Both Antigone and Creon share the fearless, strong-willed, and bold characteristics, but differ when it comes to the burial rights of Polynices. Antigone believes that Polynices should receive a full burial because he is her brother. On the other hand, Creon believes that Polynices should not receive any burial rights because he betrayed the city of Thebes. Ismene completely contradicts Antigone and Creon because she is timid, demure, and wary. She also is unsure if she should help bury Polynices or not. Antigone, Ismene, and Creon are all characters of different views and traits and because of these differences, Antigone includes struggles, suicide, and heroic