Role of Gender in
Antigone lived in a patriarchal society where women were subordinate to men. Women had only a limited amount of freedom and were expected to conform to the ideologies of society. Antigone’s gender is a crucial part of this Greek tragedy, her gender affects the meaning and perhaps even the consequences of her actions. Ancient Greeks viewed the role of men as more significant than the role of women, though it is interesting to note that this play is entitled “Antigone,” the name of a female character. Antigone and her sister, Ismene, were two very different women. Ismene was the perfect Greek woman. She was the complete opposite of her sister, Antigone. She accepted that men were the stronger sex and Creon frightened her. She believed that authority should be obeyed. She accepted her servitude to men and had no desire to push the limits. Even if Ismene had wanted to bury her brother she would not have done so. Her loyalty and fear were much too strong to be overpowere
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Ancient Greeks, Nor Justice, Die Ive, Antigone Im, , Haemon Ismene, Creon Antigone, Thebes Creon, – /, gods /, gods law, / nor, antigone story, mans law, antigone punished, people thebes,
Approximate Word count = 662
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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