... views up until her death. Antigone's stubbornness and unwillingness to give in to Kreon makes the king angry and frustrated. He feels as if his authority is being challenged, and by a female at that. He definitely thinks that she has crossed the line, and is not behaving in a way that a lady should. Her criticisms towards his reign seem to undermine his ... passing, leaves behind a heroic legacy that will not soon be forgotten. Sophocles set the stage for subsequent playwrights to follow in his footsteps and create works centering on powerful females. Euripides" Medea is a character who...

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