... feel obligated to bury her brother Polynices, whilst Jim's nature leads to his involvement in the Great War. Both Antigone and Jim die as a result of their actions. Although Antigone is driven to act by her own seemingly senseless inner drive, which is greatly misunderstood, there are other factors which to a lesser extent effect her decision to commit herself to the proper burial of Polynices. Unlike her sister Ismene, Antigone does not believe herself to be beautiful, indeed she denies the fact on page 14, when Ismene tells her "you're young, you're beautiful" and she replies "No - not beautiful." The reader is led to believe that Antigone is relatively plain and dull looking, whereas Ismene is pretty attractive and more social. The first paragraph of the play alludes to fact that Antigone is quieter, ponderous and less social than Ismene, when the Prologue tells of a thin ...

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