Nevertheless, not that simply, Creon is a man, Antigone is a woman, is not clearly differentiated and structuring the story. For example, in the plot, creon calls Antigone “man”.
“ Now if she thas can flout authority. Unpunished, I am woman, she the man.”
( Creon, 784-785) Certainly as Creon said, Antigone uses her words as a political tool to claim and justify her actions, she does not compromise her own beliefs, which makes Antigone Including those words, from every words Creon speaks, it tells how he as a man, feels scorn about woman. Naturally inside Creon, he has a male-dominated society thought that occurs from the time changes. At first, when the guard told someone buried the body of Polyneikes, Creon said
“ What are you saying? What man would dare this? ” ( Creon, 286) It tells us, that he thought that is not preferable, but only man could dare do that, it must be a man, it is absolutely impossible to woman to do that. Surely, when Creon conflicted with Antigone, he denied her womanliness with his strong manliness. But think it deeply, in the story there is no person Creon defines as a …show more content…
I’d trust such a man to govern wisely or to be content with someone ruling him. And in the thick of battle at his post he’ll stand firm beside his fellow soldier, a loyal, brave man. But anyone who’s proud and violates our laws or thinks he’ll tell our leaders what to do, a man like that wins no praise from me.” ( Creon, 749-760)
“ That’s why they must support those in control, and never let some woman beat us down. If we must fall from power, let that come at sine man’s hand at least, we won’t be called inferior to any woman.” ( Creon,