... the traditional patriarchal perceptions that our society is based upon. Throughout the history of humanity, men have taken precedence over women, acting as the head of the family, the hero in battle, and the leader of nations. Consequently, women have been diminished to the role of housekeeping, taking care of the kids, and preparing ... quot;O tomb, my bridal-bed-my house, my prison cut in the hollow rock, my everlasting watch! I'll soon be there, soon embrace my own, the great growing family of our dead my arrival may be dear to father, dear to you, my mother, dear to you, my loving br...

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... suicide without experiencing their strong dream to marry, thus conveying the universal theme of how one should value intimate relationships over civil law. One could observe the incongruity in Haemon's family values between the selected passage and an earlier excerpt, thus suggesting an ironic tone. Before Antigone commits suicide, Haemon agrees with his father's verdict to kill his bride, Antigone ... paternal relationships for the strong bond between husband and wife. Haemon's change in values occurs very suddenly; the reader does not witness this progression of Haemon valuing a bride o...

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... Haemon spilled his own blood, she did the same, seeing no purpose in life without her beloved son. The chorus, or the people of Thebes, are somewhat loyal to Oedipus's family, for they were very much against the punishment of Antigone, and I believe that part of their instinct to protect Antigone was the loyal promise that Creon had made to Oedipus ... ...

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