Antigone is young; and with her youth comes the fiery spirit of a separate rebellious freedom. "Antigone represents the rule of heart over head, of intuition fed by faith in the supervening right of divine ordinances" ( McG

Antigone's nemesis throughout the tale is a man fixated on the strength that he possess' and the power that he wishes to. He holds himself in high esteem, as a god to those whom he rules. Sophocles called him Creon, but there are many more appropriate names. Women were seen as toys, tossed about and battered at his behest: expendable appendages that had no real place in his society. In a conversation with his son (Haemon) Creon exclaims, "...never lose your sense of judgment over a woman...a worthless woman..." (Antigone 661-2) Creon views Antigone's attempts at burying her brother's body as malicious and treacherous. To him, Antigone was no more than a slave; a common woman, hardly worth the saliva that it took to say her name aloud. Creon believed that all people (especially women) should be submissive to his power, and cower at the very mention of his name. These beliefs determined his fate, and caused Antigone's defiant bravery to seem (almost completely) incomprehensible!

. Though Antigone loved Creon's son (to whom she was betrothed) she could not obey suc

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Dead Antigone, Ismene Antigone, Haemon Creon, Sophocles' Antigone, Whatever Antigone, mcgraw 206,
Approximate Word count = 725
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)