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In the play Antigone there are many references that link to the
oppression of women. Creon made many convictions insulting
womenkind. His convictions seemed true to a large population of men.
I believe the majority of men, in the ancient Greek times believed in
the undeniable domination of women. The start of the Greeks began
around 2000 B.C. with the Mycenaeans. They inhabited the Greek
peninsula. (Perry 40)
“If we transgress . . . we” (Beatty 61) Ismene claimed it was
an outrageous thought to stand up to a man. Her view of the
inferiority to men came from the many laws restricting the lives of
women. Women lived most of their lives in their homes. They were
allowed on the streets with the company of a man, or for the reason
of a funeral or religious festival. Only the poverty stricken women
were allowed to work outside the home. They were not allowed to own
property. They lived their lives under the control of a male......

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