"The time I’ll have to please the dead is far longer than the time Ive to please the living. With the dead I’ll be for ever. " This quote shows Antigone's true loyalty, which is to her brother. Her mentality of thinking is deeper than just what is happening at the present time but, the future and to an even greater extent which is after death, once she's in the underworld with her brothers again. Her sister Ismene is reluctant to help Antigone give her brother, Polyneices a proper burial, because she dosen't want to go against the city of Thebes, so Antigone tells hers not to worry so much and not to betray her brother, but Ismene still does not agree to help, so Antigone does it on her own, making this a secret between the two.
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