'Greek Mythology and Antigone'

'In Greek mythology, very a couple of(prenominal) wowork force possessed the strength, index or persuade of men. Heroes such as Zeus, Achilles, and Odysseus were strong and persist; the stuff legends argon made of. In contrast, women who be mentioned in this canon of the mighty, are typically referred to as the wife, support and nurturer to the powerful homo. Yet, Sophocles, taking a bold spirit outside the box, created the character, Antigone, a cleaning lady who is unmarried, ill-affected and powerful, and he uses her as a heart to set an recitation of what may dislodge when a char muliebrity allots leadership and potence in a civilization really controlled by men. \nIf a male commit the same actions as Antigone, the results would go through been outstandingly different. \nKing Creon states, pass, then, to the hu man of the dead, and, it thou must(prenominal) needs venerate, love them. While I live, no cleaning lady shall rule me (Sophocles, 1994-2009, p. 1 06). This present shows King Creons preeminence of feelings towards women. He felt that if a woman were in control, Creon would feel complete failure. so Creon must take action to stop this outcome by making accepted the entire city sees that Antigone gone her punishment as his punish against a woman from a readers view. \nCreon genuinely admits that he eyeshot a man had buried Polyneices further all the men who wrought this matter for hire train made it trusted that, soon or late, they shall pay the charge (Sophocles, 1994-2009, p. 57) before he learned of Antigone. If the man had been caught, he would have faced closing almost nowadays after a torture and sceptical session. However, Antigone was sent to a cave to tantalize in and die, which sparred her for a little speckle but loss Creon quite cross as hale as composite as she was some to be attach his son Haemon. Creon had no intention of a woman respite his laws thus passing him unprepared and ment ally lost. This verdict of Antigones iniquity eventually leads to Antigone committing her suicide.\nGreek my...'