Antigone 3
"Frailty is thy name woman!" Taken from this line reflects a common misconception about women. According to some, the sole purpose and duty of a woman is to serve her husband and look pretty. Her voice is not heard. Her thoughts are not taken into consideration. Her virtue and intellect are not respected. A woman is the "effect" of the "cause" that is man. The women in the Oedipus Trilogy are depicted in such a manner. They are almost background figures, reacting to events, but not causing them. These women have feelings appropriate to their time and place. Antigone is something of an exception to this rule. As befits her, she is a loving and loyal daughter and sister. It is precisely this loyalty that makes her an active rather than a static figure. Throughout the play, Antigone amazingly retains the traditional role of women, while at the same time boldly challenges this depiction. This is precisely where the conflict between the sexes rises. The denial of burial to Polynices strikes directly at her family loyalty, for it was the imm
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Antigone Antigone, Oedipus Trilogy, Creon Unlike, , According Creon, Apparantly Creon, sole purpose, duty women, conflict sexes, Sophocles' Antigone,
Approximate Word count = 722
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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