Antigone and Ismene; sisters torn by family and state. Ismene, fearing her life and the diction of the state flees from her family values. Antigone, with great courage and bound by a strong love opposes the state to stand for what she believes is right. Not that Ismene is wrong, but Antigone holds true to her values to the very end. The situation arises when Polynices brother to Antigone and Ismene participates in a strike …showed first 75 words of 474 total…

…showed last 75 words of 474 total…glory. Antigone and Ismene were not exactly in opposition to each other. Rather each had a different approach to the stress they were experiencing. Antigone, handled well under pressure and stuck with what she believed. Ismene; frightened and alone hid amidst the protection of the state. I don’t believe neither was wrong in their actions, but I do believe Antigone is the better role model taking to the grave what she believed was right.