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Throughout time, man has feared the rise of women's power, and has taken great measures to avoid it. Whether it be not allowing them to vote, suppressing their calls for jobs, or even devaluing the significance of women in many religious groups. In literature we witness the same fear, reading between the lines at how the author created a character and the reaction of the public to her. The woman, in Sophocles' Antigone, is considered powerful but noble, and is met with fierce opposition from men in power, and even fellow women who feel she has fallen from her rightful place. It is difficult, however, to determine who is right and who is wrong, when it is all said and done.
Antigone, the seemingly victimized woman, has the power to stand up for what she believes. She is glorified, simply becoming the tragic hero of the play. It is her role that causes the issue in Creon's noble city, and her strength that overcomes the problems. When Creon issues his proclamation banning the burial......

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