Misogynism In Antigone

No matter how hard many people may try to change their fate, fate is beyond the control of people. In the Greek tragedy Antigone, written by Sophocles in 500 BCE, Creon, the antagonist and ruler of the city Thebes, learns the lesson of fate the hard way. His decisions throughout the play are influenced by his fundamental values. Creon believes that money is demoralizing and is so powerful it can even corrupt the morals of good people. Misogynism is the act of hating women, Creon shows he is a misogynist by treating women of lesser value than men and speaking down on them. Creon also thinks that his opinions are more important than everyones, even those of the gods. Creon's core values, his belief that money is demoralizing, men are superior to women, and thought that his opinions are more important than the gods, greatly influence his choices throughout the play. Creon believes that money is demoralizing and …show more content…
In scene ll of the play when the Priest suggests the gods buried Polyneices’ body, before they knew it was Antigone who had done it, Creon says, “Is it your senile opinion that the gods love to honor bad men?” This quote means that the Priest must be old and stupid to think that the gods would have a different opinion of the situation than Creon and would want to bury Polyneices even though he was a trader of the city. Polyneices he was an enemy of Thebes because he fought against them in battle. However the gods want everyone, no matter who they are, to be buried after they die out of respect. Creon's thought that his decisions and laws are more important than the beliefs of the gods influences his actions in the play because he decides to not allow Polyneices a burial. Although the gods would've wanted him to be buried Creon thinks that his decision was better than the gods and they shouldn't honored a person who had disgraced