Antigone Gender Conflict

A detailed Summary of Antigone Gender Conflict

In the play Antigone there are many references that link to the

oppression of women. Creon made many convictions insulting

womenkind. His convictions seemed true to a large population of men.

I believe the majority of men, in the ancient Greek times believed in

the undeniable domination of women. The start of the Greeks began

around 2000 B.C. with the Mycenaeans. They inhabited the Greek

"If we transgress . . . we" (Beatty 61) Ismene claimed it was

an outrageous thought to stand up to a man. Her view of the

inferiority to men came from the many laws restricting the lives of

women. Women lived most of their lives in their homes. They were

allowed on the streets with the company of a man, or for the reason

of a funeral or religious festival. Only the poverty stricken women

were allowed to work outside the home. They were not allowed to own

property. They lived their lives under the control of a male figure.

Women in marriage did not gain much pleasure. They married

between the ages of twelve and eighteen. (Kagan 53) The marriage was

arranged by their fathers. Marriages were conducted with these

words, "I give this women for the procreation of legitimate

duties to help men. They were considered evil and better off

likelihood that women were perceived as more than servers. It

women. In revenge of Prometheus giving fire to man, Zeus sent

not capable to handle the weather. For this reason they should

much of a role in the household. Contact with other men was not

and bearers of children. Haemon states "Nor wish to be clever enough

The role of the husband is vague and seems as though he doesn't play

do." (Beatty 71) In a Euripide tragedy a women described her place in

The women were allowed to compete in footraces on short tracks. They

classes of prostitution. There were the slaves run by citizens and

Approximate Word count = 970
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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