Antigone's Spirit of Courage Against Injustice

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This paper discusses the play "Antigone," written by Sophocles and first performed in Athens around 440 B.C.E. The writer describes the drama in detail and discusses some of its main themes, such as the power of upholding morality, the conflict between Antigone's moral values and Creon's immoral tyranny, and Antigone's conflict with male chauvinism. The writer concludes that Antigone's spirit permeates every woman today who courageously continues to struggle against continued bias and discrimination against women.

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"Therefore, Sophocles' tragedy of Antigone really encompasses the major theme of an apparently insoluble problem of whether the rights of the state are of greater importance than that of the rights of the individual common man and/or woman. Sophocles' Antigone clearly can be considered a work sympathetic to feminism. This is because of its portraying the unrelenting courage and fearless defiance exhibited by Antigone, in her wanting to have her brother Polynices' body buried regardless of the consequences to her as a woman because of defying the higher male authority of Creon, who unjustly imposed an immoral ruling not to have Polynices' body decently buried."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bates, Alfred. The Drama Antigone: Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization. Volume 1. London Historical Publishing Company; 1906. pp. 12-123. 26 February 2008.
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