Gender And Femininity Flashcards
(10 cards)
What does creon say about women
“ don’t let yourself be called a women’s play thing my son” - creons sentencing of Antigone is less justice and rather misogyny
What intensified creons anger?
That it was a women who defied his laws
What did Antigone give up by burying polonycies?
Her marriage to Haemon and future as queen
What does Ismene attempt to do ?
Force Antigone to conform to society’s norms
Who is Euridyce?
Wife to Creon and mother to Haemon
What happens to the three females in the play?
One is killed
One kills herself
One lives oppressed
What does Euridyce do in response to Haemons death?
Kill’s herself, she is so consumed with death she would rather die than carry on
How do Antigone and Ismene differ from Eurydice ?
Antigone is a martyre and Ismene silently struggles
What was Sophocles attacking ?
The system from within the institution
