Antigone And Ismene
Beginning of paper
The personalities of the two sisters; , are as
different from one another as tempered steel is from a ball of cotton. One is
hard and resistant; the other: pliable, absorbing and soft. Antigone would
have been a strong, successful 90's type woman with her liberated and strong
attitude towards he ....
Middle of paper
.... a helpless woman that pays no mind to political affairs. Doubting
the wisdom of her sisters plan to break the law and bury Polyneices, Ismene
argues:
We who are women should not contend with men;
we who are weak are ruled by the stronger, so that
we must obey....(346)
Once again Ismene's words clearly state her weak, feminine character and
helplessness within her own dimensions. Antigone, not happy with her sisters
response chides her sister for not participating in her c ....
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Word count: 610
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
