Ismene and Haimon Antigone, the character, is a tragic hero because we care about her. Ismene and Haimon help us care about Antigone by making her feel worthy of loving. And with out this her plan to bury her brother seems irrelevant to the reader because we can care less about her. Ismene, although weak and timid, is in the story to illustrate that Antigone is capable of being loved. "We are only women, We …showed first 75 words of 688 total…

…showed last 75 words of 688 total…Good intentions B. Haimon 1. Shows there is a future for Antigone II. Scene II A. Ismene 1. Love for sis. 2. Wants to do right III. Scene III A. Haimon 1. Conflict with father 2. Future for Antigone 3. Stands up for Antigone a. Speaks for people IV. Conclusion A. Antigone hero because… 1. Haimon and Ismene B. Death tragic 1. Human now Bibliography Sophocles. "Antigone." Literature Across Cultures. 2nd ed. Eds. Sheena Gillespie, Trezinha, Carol A. Sanger. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1998. 880-908.