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Why does ismene object to antigones plan bury polyneices in

In Sophocles' play "Antigone," Ismene objects to Antigone's plan to bury their brother Polyneices because she fears the consequences of defying Creon's orders. Creon, the ruler of Thebes, has declared that Polyneices, who fought against Thebes in the war of the Seven against Thebes, is to be left unburied as punishment for his treason. Ismene is concerned that if they disobey Creon's orders, they will face severe consequences, including death. She believes that it is dangerous and foolhardy to go against the authority of the state, and she advises Antigone to abandon her plan. Ismene also argues that they should respect the traditions and laws of their society, which include the proper burial of the dead. She believes that by burying Polyneices, they would risk disrupting the natural order and incurring the wrath of the gods.

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