... society and men. She goes on to say that, "And if I am to die before my time I consider that a gain" (514-515). Antigone considers her possible death to be a gain by turning Creon's logic against himself and points out Creon's flaw; "And if my present actions strike you as ... because he is nothing. She is accusing Creon of using a system of reasoning that is too limited to fathom her concerns and actions. Because Antigone is calling out Creon he impugns her motives, but she call his perspective into question and his ability to account for her principles. Creon fits ... first tells her ...

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... against the word of Creon the king of Thebes and buries her brother. Following her act in which she viewed as a just cause, Antigone began to demonstrate her hubris by rebelling against the stereotype women portrayed with passionate outbursts and unconventional behavior. When she began acting in this ... crippled if a woman ever went against them. In the play, we lay witness to Creon's manhood, not just his kingship, become threatened by Antigone's actions. This occurs when she takes center stage and presents formidable challenges to the king and other men around him. She defends her act...

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... on everyday society. Creon believes that all people should obey the laws he has established, even if other beliefs, ethical or spiritual, state otherwise. Antigone, on the other hand, holds the beliefs of the gods in the highest regards. She feels that the laws of the gods should be obeyed ... you, a mere mortal, could override the gods, the great unwritten, unshakable traditions" (499-505). This is a very important part of this drama. Antigone is going against the will of her King to say that the gods supersede him and because of this, it is okay for her to commit the act ... Creon. ...

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... as sympathetic and forgiving, because they were not to be faced with the burdens of politics, religion, or war. This was not the case for Antigone, who honored her deceased brother, Polynices, through burial rites. She acted against Creon's illogical reasoning towards Polynices burial rites, because she felt that she ... as a modern day feminist. She possesses the qualities of individualism, and rises up against tyranny not only for herself, but also for the nation. Antigone is truly a leader not only for herself and others, but also for woman of that time by doing what was right. In t...

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... for a women to disobey, that was unheard of. "What man alive would dare-- ?" In Ancient Greece, freedom and rules were structured and very strict. Antigone, being her own free spirit, could not stick to these limits. Her rebellion against the male theocracy became all the more pressing because of her gender. Says ... Says Ismene: I"d do them (Ismene's deceased family) no dishonor But defy the city? I have no strength for that. (93-94) She also reminds Antigone that they are but mere women and are thus helpless and without power. Ismene reminds her sister that their gender makes them vulne...

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... defies her Uncle Creon and also becomes feminist, she then becomes a hero basically. Creon, is the king and trying to control Antigone and sees everything as man has the say so. Antigone becomes a criminal by burying her brother Policies, after the state told her she couldn't bury him because he fought for the ... 60). Her sister Ismene behaves like societies image of women are suppose to be, "Then too, we"re underlings, ruled by much stronger hands," (75). Antigone behaves nothing like a model woman in these times. Ismene on the other hand is afraid to be defiant and sees herself as lowe...

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... to rot without a proper burial, she becomes infuriated. She immediately goes to her sister, Ismene, to see is she will help her with the burial. Ismene tells Antigone that she does not want to get involved because she is a woman, and women do not undermine the authority of any man. This can be expressed when Ismene ... with men. Then too, / we"re underlings, ruled by much stronger hands, / so we must submit in this, and things still worse" (ln 74-77). Antigone believes that women do have a voice and that even though they are viewed as inferior by society's standards, they must still do w...

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... of many societies are alike in the form of the inferiority of woman to men. Women have, in some societies, been called servants and slaves. In Sophoclese's, Antigone; the character is a female and she defies the standards and proves that women are not inferior. The standards of this play are very much like the standards of ... earth and is only inferior to the gods above. The king of this play made all the rulings and was never wrong or mistaken, just like when Antigone's exiled brother was killed and the king would not bury him even though he was blood and it was the right thing to do. ...

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... how they respond to this treatment. Most women would cower before the power of men, but a choice few speak out. In the stories "Antigone" and "A Doll's House", Antigone and Nora fight against the force of society. They stand up for what they believe and do not let society control them, as many of ... be obedient to her husband. She cannot make any major decisions without his permission, "No, a wife may not borrow without a husband's consent," (Ibsen 12). Unlike Antigone, Nora is afraid to stand up to her society publicly fearing the toll it may take on her family's reputation; however, ...

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... motives for rebellion are quite different. Medea's primary motive is revenge, but she also protests against women's discrimination. This makes her a feminist. Antigone is motivated by the desire to bury her brother. At the same time she protests against unjust and tyrannical governments. However, nowhere does she make ... some cases) even leaving the home. But it is a surprise that a play would feature a woman rebelling against authority: as both Antigone and Medea do. Antigone, of course, rebels by burying the body of Polynices, breaking the laws of Creon. Medea rebels by taking revenge...

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... on him from money to even her diet (the macaroons) and because she is so sheltered, her perception of the world is romanticized. The leading men in Antigone and A Doll's House have similar characterizations. Both Creon and Helmer are egotistical men, who put too much value on their position of authority. Creon is willing ... greeted with a spiteful and unappreciative man who does not see the true purpose of Nora's deed. Similarly, Creon, instead of seeing that his niece Antigone placed family and the Gods before the law of the land, solely he sees that he has been disobeyed. Both men worr...

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... rule?-(p 220) Only after Creon had a rift (p.20) that alienated his son, Haimon, and the prophet, Teiresias, he acknowledged that the decision to have Antigone killed and not to bury her brother, Polyneices, was wrong. It seemed that he was more afraid of the prophecies told to him and this made him ... change his mind. Body Two Creon's decision to kill Antigone forced Creon to face the consequences of his actions. He seemed like he changed his mind hoping to avoid death from entering his home. First, Creon's ... Creon's family suffered because of his determination to be in control. Ev...

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... and acting like a "lady." She starts off the play by being rebellious, especially when she chooses, against Creon's orders, to bury her brother. Antigone decides against everyone's orders and advice and attempts to bury her brother. She does this because she believes that it is what is right, so she sticks ... , and intelligent, women are precisely the opposite: they are women because they lack these positive qualities, and are thus weak in body, mind and spirit. Antigone has gone and done something that clearly required strength of character, audacity, and fearlessness. She has taken th...

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The tragedy in the play Antigone results from a major struggle between two sides. Creon is extremely stubborn and insists that the law of the state must be obeyed even when it conflicts ... that the dead Polynices is to remain unburied for his ungratefulness toward his city. Willing to risk her life in his honor, Antigone secretly buries her brother. A sentry reports to Creon that she disobeyed his orders. Antigone's love and courage toward Polynices causes her to disobey Creon even though she knows that her life is at risk. She ... woman, better be beaten by a man, if need be, then let a w...

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... no punishment Creon could offer would be worse than what the Gods would do if she does not bury her brother. It is clear that Antigone's morals are more important than her male counterpart. Therefore, Sophocles allows his audience to see that women will always not conform to laws that ... do not make any moral sense in this way we can see his feminist beliefs. Finally, Antigone's bravery is yet another clue into Sophocles feminist views. Antigone, who is about to die never asks Creon for forgiveness, even in what seems to be the final moments of her ... 536-542). Creon explains the role...

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... unafraid to embrace her destiny. One can see from merely looking at the prologue the foundations being laid for a virtuous character. When analyzing Antigone's opening remarks in conversing with Ismene, her sister, the reader notices that this superwoman is not just going to sit around and let ... the determined mindset of her sister, serving as a foil that highlights the good, and hero-like qualities inherent in the latter. For, against Ismene's protests Antigone chooses to walk, willingly, into the hands of danger, " what I shall suffer will be far less dire than dying an ignoble deat...

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... mother. However the plays of that time do not reflect the evidence that we have about the women in classical Athens. The tragedies of Medea, Antigone, Electra, and even Agamemnon, show women are strong and free willed and are capable of doing things on their own. In Euripides" Medea, ... Medea is constantly talking about the conditions that women face in her time. Sophocles Antigone is a very impressive portrayal of a woman in fifth century Athens, and she is able to produce sympathy from the audience, making the audience aware ... over us." The idea of being controlled or dominated by...

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... the moral choice. Two women characters are used to show the difference in the way that women normally would act. The two characters are Ismene and Antigone. Antigone was the righteous and rational character that women look up to, and Ismene is the quiet girl that lets men talk to her like she is dirt ... locked away in a cave. She is a very brave woman, that takes all the credit of breaking Creon's laws. This sort of action ultimately proves that Antigone is a courageous woman and is willing to stand up to men, which was completely against what any other woman would have done at this ti...

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... that they can support themselves and their family. The plays that deal with the issue of woman in society and the way they are seen in society are Antigone by Sophocles and A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. We are introduced to the character Nora in Ibsen's play. Nora's character undergoes a change from first ... being a doll to becoming an individual who wants to find her own independence. Another feminine character is Antigone in Sophocles's play. Here you see a woman who goes against the laws of man to do what she believes is right even though she knows she will ... die. Antigone is a...

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... as a protagonist. Looking deeper into the stories, one can see that in even more contradiction with the society, the female characters go against men. Both Antigone and Nora step into the spotlight as the female hero who has been put in a compromising situation and is forced to decide whether it is more important ... to be cast aside and allowed to rot in the sun. She places family before the law, and ventures out to give her brother a proper burial. Antigone breaks the law under the premise that the Gods dictated that all men deserved a proper burial. Likewise, Nora commits her crime wit...

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... women were given the same opportunities in the work field. It hurt their pride to know that a woman was capable of matching his skills in his field of profession. In Antigone Creon said "better to fall from power, if we must, by a man's hand; then we could not be called weaker than a woman." This whole quote has to do with pride ... doing things. It wasn't considered lady-like to go beyond the set boundaries that come with being a woman and the thought of crossing them was almost never heard of. In Antigone, Antigone stepped over those boundaries, went against the king's word, and broke...

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... Sophocles, women were treated with no respect. Women couldn't express their opinions on how the world should be. "We"ll have no woman's law here, while I live." Creon said when Antigone thought we all had a duty to the dead. Page.140. Women were to remain indoors to superintend the servants who worked indoors and to receive the incoming. They were to ... women who manage the household were called homemakers. Also in the Sophocles tragedy women were to keep quiet and to obey there kings, or husbands orders. In the story of Antigone, Antigone disobeyed Creons orders not to bury her brothe...

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... the sand a ripple- like effect, capturing the natural characteristics of the desert. In contrast to photograph 4, this image makes the desert seem harsher and more dangerous. The striations of the cliffs accentuate the vertical surfaces and defines them from the desert floor. They also show the desert as an environment of constant change and movement. The ripples of the base of ... ...

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... to be hunted during deer drives. Deer drives involved great numbers of men. These drives lasted several days, and covered a large area of land. The deer were either driven over cliffs or past hunters hidden near trails. The deer drives were executed with prayers as well as magical observances (Kroeber, 410). The grizzly bear was hunted for its hide. The hide ... ...

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... submissive charms Smiled with superior love" (4. 497-498). Since Adam was a man, he believed that Adam was the ultimate creation and image of God Himself. In the Bible, 1 Corinthians notes that a woman's hair is her glory. "But that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering" (1 Corinthians 11 ... :15). Milton believes that Eve's hair is a major trait of her beauty, and he praises her curls. Milton frequently notes how Eve is inferior to Adam. Because of Milton's writings, many men believe that they are meant to be superior to women. At the lak...

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