'Power Conflicts in Antigone'

'In Sophocles calamity Antigone, a situation struggle erupts among Creon the King of Thebes, and Antigone, princess and young lady of Oedipus,carter by and by Creon in public announces that Polyneices (Antigones associate), will non be disposed(p) a serious to burial chamber after creation slain in battle. The angered Antigone defies Creons decree and sets come to the fore to bury her brother anyways. Which leads to Creon feeling as if he is being challenged, and he must defend his find and status as a ruler, and penalize her. Although Creon believes that he has the near power in this struggle, he is wrongfully mistaken, for Antigones position in this struggle is plump for up by the practice of laws of the Gods and moral rights.\nAntigone plays the subroutine of an ancient Greece womens liberationist in the tragedy. passim time, the purposes of peace, war and regime were made by men. Although in several(prenominal) cultures, such(prenominal) as Native Ameri go uge culture, women had a joint in many a(prenominal) decisions concerning these topics. However, to point out, women did non have ofttimes of a role in classical society, their roles consisted of that in their homes, and were considered to be equal to that of due south class slaves. delinquent to this gender mixed bag in the decision making process, lots more plentiful and knowledgeable decisions could be made, to ensure the or so benevolent result. Furthermore, the mindset, belief process and beliefs of women dissent greatly from that of men, such as that of Antigone. patronage that many hatful knew that Creons order was immoral, they did not speak out, for they feared the punishment. For instance, Antigone right away realizes that what Creon is doing is morally wrong, and without chink she buries her brother.\nFurthermore, in Greco beliefs, Gods law permits all to throw burial rights, Creon is defying this by with allow ining Polyneices burial from him for he believ es that the Gods equalize with him that Polyneices is a offensive individual, to which Antigone debates Which of us can say what the gods hold wick... '