Antigone

What motivates a character to take action even if it’s against the law or traditions?
Directions: Read the prologue and scene 1, then complete the character analysis chart.

What action does this character want to take What does this suggest about the qualities of
place? this character?
Antigone

Antigone wants to give That Antigone

her brother a proper believes family is
burial and wants her greater than law is.
sister Ismene to help her
do so.

Ismene does not want That to obey law is

Ismene

to help her sister greater than family and

Antigone bury their if you disobey there will
brother and wants to be consequences.
obey Creon and talk
Antigone out of it.
Think about a moment from the prologue that really explains why Antigone or Ismene feels the way they do. Choose
ONLY ONE of the prompts below to answer.

Choose a moment that you think is significant to Antigone’s argument for the action that she would
like to take and explain why that moment is significant. Why is Antigone’s argument different from
Ismene’s?
Antigone

Choose a moment that you think is significant to Ismene’s argument for the action that she would
like to take and explain why that moment is significant. Why is Ismene’s argument different from
Antigone’s?
Ismene