... the play see them. Finally I will look at how the two characters act on impulse of their jealousy and compare what it leads to in each play. When talking about the character's jealousy it is important to first determine who is the cause of these feelings. In both cases, we could say it is other, in the characters opinion 'rival', women. In Antigone's case, the jealousy is aimed mainly at her "radiant" and "beautiful" sister Ismene. Ismene is not only the more beautiful of the two sisters, but she is also more favoured and admired by the others. "Ismene surrounded by a group of young men..." 1 Here we can see Ismene gets most attention. She is admired by young men and enjoys her life. Antigone on the other hand seems to be in her shadow. Therefore it is only natural for the author to have chosen for her to ...

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