ANTIGONE: And you'll rightly earn the loathing of the dead. Antigone speaks these lines to Ismene. Why does she say Ismene will "earn the loathing of the dead"? Ismene chooses to defy Creon's decree. Ismene is responsible for the death of her brothers. Ismene will not help Antigone bury Polyneices. Ismene is the daughter of Oedipus.
Antigone say Ismene will "earn the loathing of the dead" because Ismene will not help Antigone bury Polyneices. Polyneices was both the brother of Ismene and Antigone, yet Antigone seems to be the only one who wants to give him a proper burial.
