Antigone

            
             In the past there have been many people who have went against the standards of.
             The standards of many societies are alike in the form of the inferiority.
             of woman to men. Women have, in some societies, been called servants and slaves. In.
             Sophoclese's, Antigone; the character is a female and she defies the standards and proves.
             that women are not inferior.
             The standards of this play are very much like the standards of many other societies.
             of the past and some of the societies of today. The King in this society is superior to all.
             other beings on earth and is only inferior to the gods above. The king of this play made all.
             the rulings and was never wrong or mistaken, just like when Antigone's exiled brother was.
             killed and the king would not bury him even though he was blood and it was the right.
             thing to do. In this society also men were superior to women. If a man said anything then.
             the woman had to do it and the men were always considered right when against a woman. .
             Women were the inferior gender no matter what they were compared to. Women were.
             considered stupid as was Antigone when she buried her brother, the king said that she was.
             a stupid woman who did not know any better. Also, if a person was shamed and his honor.
             taken away then that person should not be buried. In this play Antigone's brother was.
             exiled and he was killed in an attack against the city and the king did not bury him but just.
             left him to be eaten by the birds.
             In many of the past past societies one or more people are not satisfied with the.
             standards of the society in which they live in. Antigone thinks she should be equal to.
             everyone else. She is willing to defy what the king has decided even though she is a.
             "woman." Antigone goes against the king in another way in which she is sentenced to.
             death. To get this sentencing she buries her shamed brother and is caught. Antigone also.
             is not afraid of King Creon just because he is "King.