1. Antigone
In the play "Antigone," by Sophocles, the characters of Antigone and Creon reveal one such effect. ... Antigone also believes her moral authority places above other people. ... Ismene tries to make Antigone see reason by telling her of the consequences of the burial to which Antigone replies, "Then weakness will be your plea.... Later on after Antigone buried her brother and was under arrest Ismene arrived and asked to share in the punishment to which Antigone said, "No, you have no right. ... This idea is summed up nicely by the quote: "Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who...
In order to characterize Antigone as a heroine , it is important to study Antigone's early childhood, which displays the origins of the characteristics found in her that make her a feminist. In Oedipus of Colonus, Sophocles illustrates these qualities that Antigone possesses. ... Because she is secluded, Antigone never has to take her place in society as a woman. ... When the king denies her brother a proper burial and makes it illegal for anyone to bury him in Sophocles' Antigone, Antigone decides it is up to her to take justice into her own hands and give him a proper burial. ... T...