A Feminist Reading of Sophocles' Antigone

Researchers started to oppose when the feminist movement began, but most people think this is a fixed period of the past two centuries. Feminist movements often succeed in pursuing gender equality. For example, women's movement has women 's' outside the kitchen' voting right and in many ways women are socially competing with men. Nonetheless, all these consequences, like women (or feminist) exercise themselves, are major products in the past 200 years.

Sophocre's Oedipus cycle - Antigon is a feminist in history, women are always behind the man. In many cultures, the role of women is always seen and not heard. As one of the earliest feminists in world literature, Antigone, a person of Sophocles' eydipus cycle, shows the superior features of a great female leader resisting control of her male religion, politics, personal beliefs . When the king refused brothers, Polneyz, a proper burial, Antigone violated the state law by observing the laws of heaven and burying himself to maintain justice.

Antigone's Feminism In ancient Greece men were dominant society, Sophocles' Antigone described women as strong and informed decision making. The tragic heroine Antigone refused to accept the traditional role of women. Therefore, Sophocrus punished Ismail to materialize the traditional attitude. In addition, Kryon was punished as having a disease of a woman. Therefore, Sophocle uses characterization to promote feminist thinking. Sophocles has introduced female characters to Antigone. He is a definitive believer, and malicious judgment is ultimately affected by their behavior. In Sophocre 's antigon, these prejudices have emerged remarkably in the form of parent' s styles verified by the Kling administration, emphasizing the importance of the role of gender through theater.

Antigone met the first feminist. Using this powerful woman, Sophoclu discussed the patriarchal and women's role in society. Antigone and Ismene are juxtaposed and show various perspectives on women. Antigon believes that if one believes that order is unfair, he must be free to violate his command. Ismene believes that men are responsible and may challenge her position in society. Antigone intends to die for what she thinks is right and her power is obvious by doing so