Examples Of Dichotomy In Antigone

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Antigone is a play by Sophocles, dealing with the dichotomy of man made laws and the laws of god. One of the Characters dealing with this dichotomy is Antigone’s sister, Ismene, Who deals with this dichotomy in a substantial manner as her inability to deal with this dichotomy, sets the Tragedy in motion.
One of Ismene’s most defining characteristics is her loyalty towards her family,
As she helps Oedipus in Oedipus at colonus and remains loyal to her sister, Antigone.
Her loyalty can only extend so far as her fear of death, Prompted by Creon’s order of forbidding anyone from burying Polyneices, strikes Ismene into not helping antigone.
This ties into the theme of the dichotomous relationship between man’s laws and god’s laws, As she tries to

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