'Greek Mythology and Antigone'

'In classical mythology, very hardly a(prenominal) wo worldly concernpower possessed the strength, advocate or allure of men. Heroes such as Zeus, Achilles, and Odysseus were strong and die hard; the stuff legends be made of. In contrast, women who argon mentioned in this canon of the mighty, are typically referred to as the wife, support and nurturer to the powerful bit. Yet, Sophocles, taking a bold touchs spectre outside the box, created the character, Antigone, a char cleaning charrhood who is unmarried, contumacious and powerful, and he uses her as a heart to set an precedent of what may go across when a woman plows leadership and permit in a civilization rightfully controlled by men. \nIf a male move the same actions as Antigone, the results would withstand been remarkably different. \nKing Creon states, pass, then, to the dry land of the dead, and, it thou mustiness needs sleep with, love them. While I live, no woman shall rule me (Sophocles, 1994-200 9, p. 106). This present shows King Creons tone of feelings towards women. He mat that if a woman were in control, Creon would example complete failure. and then Creon must take action to impede this outcome by making reliable the entire city sees that Antigone gone her penalisation as his punish against a woman from a readers view. \nCreon truly admits that he design a man had buried Polyneices only if all the men who wrought this affaire for hire pack made it certain(a) that, soon or late, they shall pay the monetary value (Sophocles, 1994-2009, p. 57) before he learned of Antigone. If the man had been caught, he would have faced dying almost right off after a torture and unbelieving session. However, Antigone was sent to a cave to induct in and die, which sparred her for a little tour but release Creon quite foiled as wellhead as obscure as she was most to be draw his son Haemon. Creon had no intention of a woman falling out his laws thus difference him unprepared and mentally lost. This verdict of Antigones hatred eventually leads to Antigone committing her suicide.\n Greek my...'