Foil And Parallel Characters In Oedipus The King And Antigone

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English

 

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Arnulfo R

 

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June 16, 2015

 

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Antigone goes so far as to ask why she could not join him, whereas Ismene selfishly replies, "O pity! What is left for me?" (v, 1715). Not once does Antigone hesitate about her sense of duty to her father; Ismene, on the other hand, does not seem as unswerving. Another another strong and clear example of the differences between the characteristic of foil and parallel character between Ismene and Antigone could be found when Antigone determined to give her brother, Polyneices, a decent burial...
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Dedicated to "[serving] the children of her mother's womb" (line 512), she consciously risks her life with this action, which violates Creon's unjust decree. Ismene shows strong foil characteristic behavior when she prefer to follow the rules then sacrifice her life to give her brother a decent burial...
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