Women In Antigone

During ancient Greece men and women had many differences when it came to roles in the society. Men and women were not even close to being on the same level as each other. Men had all of the power, and women had no power and were given very little respect; they could not vote or own land. A woman's place was in the household, and their main role was to produce young. With this information we can see how Antigone being a women affects the way Creon treats her. Creon is a fair but strict ruler. He does not allow his rules to be broken without a consequence. Antigone Creon’s orders by by burying her brother. Her punishment decided by Creon is to be buried alive in a cave. Creon says “But while I live, no women masters me.” (107). With this quote
He says “ Better to be pushed aside, if need be, by man than to be known as a women's subjects.” (107). He is actually saying that he will do anything to make sure a women does not get on top of him. He believes it is better to be disrespected by men, than it is to be ruled by women. Thi
Creon treats Antigone the way he does. He does not believe a woman should ever try to go against a man's word, it is not their place. Finally Creon is so strongly against Antigone, he tells his son who is supposed to wed her, to go against her. “Do not my son, at pleasure’s bidding, give up your wits for any women.” (107). I believe he is telling his son not to side with his soon to be wife, due to the fact that she is a women. Do not sacrifice anything for a women is basically what he is saying. Many of the things that Creon says in this play suggests that he does not respect women to the point where he would put them on the same level as men. With this information we can say that Antigone being a women did affect the way he treated her did. If she was a man Creon would have taken the situation much better because he would have seen the person opposing him as