journal#1

Michael Torrin
Lit2
Mrs. Lindsay
The role of women

Antigone is the main character in a famous Play called Antigone by Sophocles. Antigone is a very strong woman for her time. It was rare to come across woman with such courage, and flare such as hers. In this story Antigone and her sister Ismene are contrasted one, Ismene, as the common Thebean woman, who is submissive and doesn’t speak her mind, the other, Antigone, as the strong, courageous, and passionate person. Antigone’s passion towards her cause and her will to get what she wants, and the fact that she did all of this although she is but a mere woman helped bring down the king of Thebes Creon. Antigone did not fear Creon she openly admitted what she did she said,”I do I deny nothing.” (Antigone 2. 52) This quote shows that she is not scared of Creon and is proud of what she did. I think that she is a symbol to other woman that they can be as strong as her, to break free from societies expectations. My reaction to this is that I think she is a great idol; because she stood up for what she believed in even, if it led to her death. One connection which I can get from this play is the fact that women today still fight for freedoms and against discrimination in some parts of the world. I think more of these women should be like Antigone, and stand up for what they believe in.