... her brother and buried him against Creon's wishes. When she was brought before him, she did Not deny what she had done. Instead she stood up to him for what was right. Even when faced with death Antigone did not budge. Both of these courageous women stood up to Creon and spoke their minds. There was one distinct difference between Medea and ... whether the women stood by their true beliefs or not, Creon still ruled against them. Another similarity amongst these two women is that they were both very modern for their time. Medea and Antigone both stood against the men of their city. In an...

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... bury her brother. At the same time she protests against unjust and tyrannical governments. However, nowhere does she make reference to a desire for more equality amongst the sexes, let alone a demonstration of those values that would make her a feminist. Antigone lives in a sexist society in which woman are second class citizens who are expected to mind their own business and do what ... the person who will, or at least begin to, achieve that change in social structure. The women of Corinth (the chorus) consider her a faucet of social change "a feminist. Antigone's motives for rebellion...

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... the 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 of ... her decision to kill her children. She has extrac...

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... of this play she remains true to her beliefs, seeming 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 someone else tell her what ... , passive personality of Ismene provides a perfect contrast against the determined mindset of her sister, serving as a foil that highlights the good, and hero-like qualities inherent in the latter. For, against Ism...

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... views of the Greek society and those of the playwrites themselves. One can see through the works of Greek plays such as, "Oedipus" or "Antigone", "Medea", and other historical accounts that the Greeks believed that there is no happiness where there is no wisdom. In the work of Sophocles" "Oedipus" and ... "Antigone" wisdom is one of the key elements in the shaping the characters and story line. Oedipus, who is the main character in "Oedipus", is used ... that is not the wise thing. One does not divorce a loving faithful wife and betray his children for a young royal romance. Medea does ...

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... Odysseus' slaughter of the entire younger generation of the Ithacan aristocracy. Sophocles' Ajax sees nothing wrong in his attempt to kill the commanders of the army for denying him the armor of Achilles; his shame springs simply from his failure to achieve his bloody objection. But Medea is a woman, a wife and ... to Athens. Medea's success contrasts her completely from other Greek heroes. Ajax triumphs but he is dead; Oedipus wins, but he is blind; Antigone achieves victory after she hanged herself. Medea is quite sure, however, that the gods are on her side. From her first appearanc...

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... reader of the Greek Tragedy may argue that there are various other female characters that have acquired considerable limelight. Aeschylus' Clytemnestra , Sophocles' Antigone and Euripides' Hecabe and Andromache may be quoted as pertinent examples to substantiate this objection. A close study of all these characters would reveal ... understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, Loyal to my friends. To such life glory belongs. (805-8) She aspires for all those things, which have traditionally been the undisputed domain of men. Whereas, almost all the other female characters...

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