Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Antigone-the first feminazi

Antigone is known as the first feminazi, which means she doesn't care about the law or the consequences she could possibly face for breking the law. When she unlawfully buried her brother and was caught, she didn't deny any of it. She accepted all or any of the consequences that were to come.
If Antigone and Ismene were not women in this play, they probably would have been treated completly differently. Creon may not have been as gentle on them as he would have been on a male. There never would have been a question of their consequences if they were males. They probably would have immediatly been put to death if they were males in this situation.
Creon called Antigone and Ismene crazy. I guess you could say that it is extremely uncommon for women to be unlawful, but it is common among men. When a woman commits a crime, it is a bigger deal for some odd reason. However, when a man commits a crime, it is usually just dealt with in a non-dramatic way. In this situation, I believe that Creon was so shocked that these two women would commit such a crime.
Being called crazy as a woman is very devistating. We can get emotionally scared and upset about that one comment for eternity. This is just how women usually work. If we receive a negative remark, especially from guys, we will hold that in our mind for a long time. However, if guys were cut down, they just take it and forget about it within like three minutes.
Men and women are completely different in many ways. Men are typically extremely brave, buff, strong, and willing to take on anything. Women on the other hand, are usually more gentle, cautious, and relaxed about things. Something that really ticks men off may not be that big of a deal to men and visa-versa. These are just a few ways in which men differ from women.

1 comment:

Tyler D. said...

I haven't read this stroy yet, but it seems like you've got a good grasp on the "just" of the story, and even though I haven't read it you were insiteful enough, although I'm not sure if you did it consciously, to allow me to also get the basics of the story in your "post." I also liked how you included the common stereotypes of the expectations for men and women in todays society. I mean, I'm brave, buff, strong, and willing to take on anything so I know how that feels...