In Sophocles' Antigone, the tense relationship between Antigone and Ismene is held together by a thin thread. Antigone's father exiles himself and then dies. His brothers become kings; Polyneices deceives them and joins the criminals. Etocles and Polynieces fight and both die. Creon becomes king and gives Etocles a warrior burial while Polynieces is left to the buzzards. Antigone asks Ismene to help her, Ismene says no, so Antigone does it alone. Creon sentences Antigone to death, she kills herself and Haemon (Creon's son/Antigone's fiancé) kills himself. Creon's wife kills herself upon receiving the news from the messenger, leaving Creon and Ismene alone. Antigone loves her sister but what kind of relationship is there between Antigone and Ismene? Antigone and Ismene lost their parents as children, their age is questionable but Ismene seems to be the one who takes her brother's situation much more seriously and with maturity. "Antigone and Ismene have escaped notice not only as enemy sisters..." (Bennett). Antigone is the stubborn and strong-willed sister who wants to do what is right and not think about the consequences that will come in the future. "This female character takes on a rebellious role very different from that of other more docile women of the time" (Ashley Bouque). The quote says that Antigone is different, while Ismene is more docile and does what she is told. Take the women's rights movement, even though it happened thousands of years later. Before the women's rights movement arose, women did what they were told and followed the rules, like Ismene. After the movement, women did what felt right for them and didn't care about the rules, like Antigone.“Antigone: You have to decide if you want...... middle of paper ......ausen and Stephanie Schmuhl. The language of love and hate. Ed. Indiana University C101-Ancient Greek Culture. September 20, 2002. March 20, 2014 .Aslan. Questions about Antigone. August 6, 2012. March 20, 2014 .Bennett, Blake Tyrell, and Larry J. “Sister Enemies: Antigone and Ismene.” 2013. Muse of the project. March 20, 2014 .Sophocles. "Antigone." Pike, Ana M. Acosta, and David L. Antigone. Ed. Giuseppe Terry. Trans. Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. 2nd edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc, 2014. 474-488.Thompson, Dana. ENGL345: Drama. January 18, 2005. March 20 2014 .