"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.... This makes her the radical, polar opposite of the stereotypical tender, loving, and fragile woman. ... While Antigone is not portrayed as the radical, polar opposite of a stereotypical tender, loving woman, she still possesses the stable heroic qualities that differentiate her from the fragility of a tender, loving woman. Both Shakespeare and Sophocles portray Lady Macbeth and Antigone as direct counterexamples against this stereotype-Lady Macbeth being a sinister, evil villain and Antigone being a fearless, heroic warrior. ... ...

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