their lives, and achieve their goals. Defiance of gender roles have brought forth significant changes such as the extension of political rights such as suffrage to women throughout the world, as well as female achievement in male-dominated fields such as science and politics. However, gender roles and the defiance thereof has played a major role in not only history, but also in literature. Gender roles in literary works such as Macbeth, Brave New World, and Antigone serve to both drive the plot and influence
the play Sophocles Antigone, could be perceived differently in present day South Africa, due to the ruling systems in place .The high amplitude of differences between both eras creates a vast comparison between the characters, aesthetics’ and adaptions of the play as opposed to the views that are accepted and presented in present day South Africa. Present day South Africa is represented
Amidst flags, anthems, and striking nationalism, actions close to treason are scorned even without federal penalty. Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis and Sophocles’ Antigone display the complex effects of such betrayal. Marji’s family in Persepolis rejects the Iranian government, the Shah and the later elected Islamic Regime. Sophocles’ Antigone defies ruler Creon’s edicts by burying her brother Polynices, a presumed traitor
locked away in a cave, only to take her fate into her own hands by hanging herself. This is the fate of Antigone, the niece of the king of Thebes in the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. How she arrives at this tragic ending is result of one of the most commonly said words in the English language: “No”. Even though this one word is just a single syllable, its implications and causes in Antigone give the play its source of conflict. The fact the play is still relevant today suggests that the stubbornness
Women In Sophocle's Antigone Sophocle's Antigone draws a comparison between the way women were perceived in ancient Greek society and the way his main character, Antigone departed from the established perception. In ancient Greek society, men were believed to be the primary authority and women as their subordinates. This is also noteworthy that the word "patriarchy", itself is a Greek word. Sophocle, in Antigone has tried to break all conventions with the portrayal of Antigone as a rebel and hero
Antigone Determination Antigone shows determination when she decides to bury her brother Polynices against creon's law and will, standing up for her beliefs, and committing suicide as to please the gods. Antigone herself has an enormous amount of determination as it shows more and more throughout the play. She buries the brother she loves Polynices. She also stands up for what she believes in and she doesn’t care what others have to say for she does what is right to her and not anybody else. As a
author Hipponax who lived in the fifth century BC expressed this opinion about women. In the Greek play Antigone, written by Sophocles in 441 BC, the daughter of Oedipus, the king of Thebes, Antigone, is condemned by King Creon, for illegally performing a proper burial for her deceased brother, Polyneices, whose body has been left in the battlefield, without the help of even her sister, Ismene. Antigone tries to fulfill the law of the god’s, by breaking the law of men, and ends up killing herself after
over somebody’s personal life. Sophocles tries to convey the same ideas through his play Antigone. Using Sophocles’ Antigone, I will talk about citizenship from the perspectives of 2 pivotal characters i.e. Antigone and Creon; in what ways do these two differ from each other, providing textual evidence in support of each view, and at the end I will try to define ideal citizenship, keeping in mind the play Antigone. For Creon, the king of Thebes, citizenship was about obeying the authority and failing
Title of the play : “Antigone” II. Play wright : Sophocles III. Theme : “Defiance of the Law for the Family. ” IV. Message of the play : "Love knows no boundaries despite being put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime,you will still do anything for your family. Indeed, blood is thicker than water." PART II Antigone is a tragedy written by Sophocles, who was one of the three Ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. After the bloody blockade
Sophocles’ play Antigone provides the character of Creon who reflects traits that Pericles attributes to Athenian character. The overall character of Creon serves as an example of how there is a fine line between being a ruler and a tyrant and how certain traits in moderation are good for the city-state but should not be taken to excessive lengths. All of Creon’s traits could have been strengths if he had used them with a discerning judgment befitting what the situation might have called for but