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Creon's Portrayal Of Women In Antigone

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Why aren’t women treated like human beings? In the past years there has been a stereotype that women aren’t good for anything except cooking, cleaning, and sitting pretty. This idea can be seen in both modern society as well as Sophocles’ Antigone. In Antigone, Creon and Ismene share their beliefs on women’s societal defeat, in which they fall significantly short on the scale. In Antigone, Creon disregards women’s strength. Creon claims that women are weak. “For they are but women, and even brave men run when they see death coming” (214). Creon is saying they are only women so they’re not strong to escape, but they might because even brave men run from death. He is also referring to women as cowards by saying “even brave men” (214). He’s not

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