Antigone Is A Dynamic Character Essay

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Antigone is a play written by Sophocles that ended in tragedy. Antigone arrives to Thebes and learns that both of her brothers are dead. Creon, Antigone’s uncle who has inherited the throne, gives her brother Eteocles a proper burial, but has issued a royal edict banning the burial of Polyneices because he believes that Poly is a traitor. Even though breaking this law can result in death, Antigone buries her brother but is caught afterward. Obviously, Creon found out that it was her and locks her away in a prison with plans to execute her. Long story short, he refuses to obey the prophet, the chorus urges him not to, and he goes to release Antigone and see Polyneices burial but before he can do that he discovers that not only has Antigone killed herself, but his wife and Haemon as well. Their deaths leave Creon in distress and sorrow. Sophocles had some bland characters, and some dynamic characters, but a couple were worth talking about. Antigone was one of the most important dynamic characters, and Ismene, especially was one of the most important static characters.
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Antigone did ask Ismene to help but she says, “I’m not disrespecting them. But I can’t act against the state. That’s not in my nature.” (97) Ismene did “try” to convince Antigone to not bury Polyneices but she didn’t convince hard enough. Antigone wanted Ismene to help for the sake of the brothers but she didn’t want to act against the state. When Creon asked who was involved, Ismene says, “I did it- I admit it, and she'll back me up. So I bear the guilt as well.” But she didn’t do it, and Antigone told Creon that. Ismene wanted to help, but she helped at the wrong time, she was too late. She did absolutely nothing, she tried but

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