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How is Ismene Antigone's foil?

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Ismene is the foil of her sister Antigone. The two have very dissimilar personalities. For example, Ismene lacks her sister's capacity for courage and love to defend her family against cruel, inhumane, unfair, unjust treatment. Neither does Ismene do anything to change such differential treatment or to provide comfort and relief to suffering loved ones.

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