Antigone Ismene and HaimonAntigone, the character, is a tragic hero because we care about her. Ismene and Haimon help us care for Antigone by making her feel worthy of being loved. And without that, her plan to bury her brother seems irrelevant to the reader because we don't care about her. Ismene, although weak and shy, is in the story to illustrate that Antigone is capable of being loved. “We are only women, We cannot fight with men, Antigone” (Sophocles 881). Another reason why Ismene is incorporated into Antigone is to show exactly how strong willed Antigone is. Haimon is there to show that Antigone has a life and a future outside of her goal. What else Haimon brings to the story is that he makes Creon look like a fool, but more importantly, he validates Antigone's cause. So, without Antigone having to live, she would have nothing to lose, so her death would not be tragic. The prologue juxtaposes the differences in character between Antigone and Ismene. Ismene works on the sensitive, while Antigone uses emotion more. "Antigone: He is my brother. And he is also your brother. (Speaking of the burial of Polyneices). Ismene: But think of the danger! Think of what Creon will do" (Sophocles 881). In this part of the play we truly see how strong Antigone is by witnessing Ismene's weakness. "Another example of this is when Antigone speaks to Ismene telling her that she is going to bury Polyneices no matter what. Ismene replies that you can't. Antigone then says, "Well, I will until let my strength fail" (Sophocles 882). Not only is Ismene weak, but she is also a respectful citizen. In the second scene, Ismene shows the spectators that she is still weak, but also that Antigone is a heroine because we must love heroes And this is where we find that at least one person does. “But how could I continue to live without her” (Sophocles 892)? has good intentions towards his sister, but it is simply difficult for him to show them Likewise, at the beginning of the third scene, Haimon will not do anything that will hurt his father Creon “I am your son, father. You are my guide. You enlighten me and I obey you" (Sophocles 893). However, this is quickly changing. Haimon has now had enough of all the bad words about Antigone and also somehow speaks on behalf of the people..