Saturday, October 15, 2016
Greek Mythology and Antigone
In Greek mythology, very hardly a(prenominal) women possessed the strength, power or influence of men. Heroes such as Zeus, Achilles, and Odysseus were strong and brave; the pressure legends are do of. In contrast, women who are mentioned in this commilitary personneld of the mighty, are typic completelyy referred to as the wife, support and nurturer to the all-powerful homophile. Yet, Sophocles, pickings a bold tint outside the box, created the character, Antigone, a cleaning womanhood who is unmarried, rebellious and powerful, and he uses her as a means to fix an example of what may progress when a woman takes leadership and authority in a civilization rightfully controlled by men.\nIf a male act the same actions as Antigone, the results would stick been remarkably different.\nKing Creon states, pass, then, to the universe of the dead, and, it thou essential call for love, love them. While I live, no woman shall ruler me (Sophocles, 1994-2009, p. 106). This here shows King Creons dance step of feelings towards women. He felt that if a woman were in control, Creon would spirit complete failure. Therefore Creon must take action to celebrate this outcome by devising sure the entire city sees that Antigone gone her punishment as his revenge against a woman from a readers view.\nCreon actually admits that he thought a man had buried Polyneices but all the men who wrought this intimacy for hire have made it sure that, soon or late, they shall pay the price (Sophocles, 1994-2009, p. 57) sooner he learned of Antigone. If the man had been caught, he would have go about death almost instanter after a pain and questioning session. However, Antigone was sent to a cave to sit in and die, which sparred her for a little duration but leaving Creon sort of disappointed as well as confused as she was about to be sweep up his son Haemon. Creon had no spirit of a woman fault his laws thus leaving him extemporaneous and mentally lost. This ve rdict of Antigones offensive activity eventually leads to Antigone committing her suicide.\nGreek my...
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