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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Ohhhh Ismene.

"But, Antigone, if things have gone that far what can I do? How could I possibly help?"(Antigone, 39)

In this quote Ismene is acting as if she is helpless. She makes it seem like there is nothing she can do to help her sister bury her dead brother. When, all she really had to do was ask. She is the picturesque little sister, never doing more than she has to. Especially not when it will get her in trouble. Later in the book, Ismene takes control, and blames herself for burying her "unworthy" brother.

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