Overview
Character Name
Ismene
Show
Gender
Female
Young Adult
Supporting
Non Dancer
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Time & Place
Ancient Thebes, immediately following the civil war between Antigone’s brothers, Eteocles and Polynices
Analysis
Ismene is Antigone’s sister and serves as a dramatic foil. Where Antigone is bold and unyielding, Ismene is hesitant and fearful. At the start, she refuses to join Antigone in defying Creon, emphasizing self-preservation over duty to family and gods.
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