UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS INSTITUTE FOR GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES NITA BARROW UNIT GEND 2201 WOMEN’S STUDIES: AN INTRODUCTION TO FEMINIST THEORIES Semester 1: 2011/2012 Written Assignment Name: Kasha Grimes Id # : 409002427 Lecturer: Dr. Halimah DeShong Due Date: 14th November‚ 2011 “Man for the field and woman for the hearth; Man for the sword and for the needle she; Man
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Sophocles’ play "Antigone" illustrates the conflict between obeying human and divine law. The play opens after Oedipus’ two sons Eteocles and Polyneices have killed each other in a civil war for the throne of Thebes. Oedipus’ brother in law Creon then assumes the throne. He dictates that Eteocles shall receive a state funeral and honors‚ while Polyneices shall be left in the streets to rot away. Creon believes that Polyneices’ body shall be condemned to this because of his civil disobedience and
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BOYS VS. GIRLS: THE GENDER ROLES By: Samantha Samsel Boys Vs. Girls: The Gender Roles “Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short and wear shirts and boots because it’s okay to be a boy; for girls it’s like promotion. But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading‚ according to you‚ because secretly you believe that being a girl is degrading.” (McEwan‚1978)‚ Gender roles are the roles that each gender gets that shows people how they are supposed to act. Gender roles have been planted in
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dependence is not evenly distributed between Antigone and Ismene. Even though both daughters provide assistance to Oedipus‚ the relationship that Oedipus has with Ismene is weaker in comparison to the firm and unwavering relationship that he has with Antigone. Oedipus’s incompetence is evident from the very beginning of the play‚ explaining why he relies on Antigone time and again. When they arrive at the sacred grove at Colonus‚ Oedipus asks Antigone to leave him and find out if anyone lives
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Introductory Paragraphs for Antigone 2. Antigone violated the laws set forth the land of Thebes by her uncle Creon and planned to defy Creon’s order and bury Polynices. Antigone possesses a remarkable ability to remember the past. Whereas her father Oedipus defies Tiresias‚ the prophet who has helped him so many times‚ and whereas he seems almost to have forgotten his encounter with Laius at the three-way crossroads‚ Antigone begins her play by talking about the many griefs that her father handed
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Antigone‚ a tragic heroine in the self titled Sophocles play‚ fights against male power demonstrating courage and determination. Although Jean Anouilh and Sophocles both create the character Antigone to be a spoiled‚ scrawny princess‚ they create different personas out of her. In Anouilh’s version of Antigone is honest‚ soft spoken and an unhappy person‚ in Sophocles version Antigone is a strong willed‚ brave and powerful individual who is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. Both tragedies
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In Antigone‚ Sophocles illustrates two characters‚ Antigone and Kreon‚ whose morals clash throughout the play‚ leading to their inevitable fate. Although Kreon qualifies himself to become a leader of a city which grieves from the attacks of Polyneices‚ Antigone’s actions elicit more admirable qualities‚ because they stretch beyond the unthinkable and challenge the idea of authority. While Kreon tries to become a good leader‚ Antigone also becomes a leader in a sense‚ much like her father Oedipus
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In Sophocles’s tragedy Antigone‚ and the family she has left their trust and the ability to function is on the line. The character named Antigone shows her bravery and loyalty by staying true to her words. Antigone defies the law to not bury Polyneices. Antigone gets herself and her sister‚ Ismene‚ into trouble with Creon. Ismene didn’t like the idea of defining the decree Creon put out and left Antigone alone. Antigone is willing to go against a king to do what’s right that shows loyalty to her
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Compare/Contrast Creon and Antigone In Antigone written by Sophocles‚ there are two main characters‚ Antigone and Creon. In the play‚ King of Thebes‚ Creon has announced to everyone in the city that no one can mourn or bury Polyneices. Before Creon became a king‚ Polyneices and Eteocles were fighting to be the king of Thebes after his father‚ Oedipus died. Polyneices and Eteocles both killed each other in a war. Creon honored only Eteocles but not Polyneices. Their sister‚ Antigone believes that one’s
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story of Antigone by Sophocles reflect this statement. Though written in two different eras and cultures both stories have elements of gender inequality. Both show that women have to to put in more effort for what they want than most men. In both Antigone and Whale Rider‚ the gender roles reveal that women are lesser beings than males. In Antigone‚ Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is consumed by his pride and ego. Throughout the story it is evident that there is a sufficient amount of social issues around
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