Nora vs. Antigone, True Heroin

Nora and Antigone, True Tragic Heroines Sophocles’ Antigone along with Ibsen’s A Doll’s House are plays that uncharacteristically place the main characters in tough personal situations which must be overcame by personal strength. Nora and Antigone step into the limelight as protagonists who have been placed compromising situations and are forced to decide whether it is more important to follow what society thinks is right, or make their own decisions based on what they feel is moral and just. Both women could be considered as cultural heroines because they overcame family adversities by defying the social standards set for women. Antigone is a daughter of the late King Oedipus and Queen Jocasta. A curse was placed upon her father, who caused much anguish for the city of Thebes and his family. After the death of her father, Antigone’s uncle, Creon, became King of Thebes. We learn in the beginning of Antigone that her brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, killed one another while fighting. Eteocles had a proper funeral ceremony, while Polynices’ body

The audience expects to see Torvald gently tell Nora that things will be fine, but in reality he quickly loses his temper and does not consider the true meaning behind Nora"tms dealings. Krogstad, a man who is thought to be a criminal. Antigone ventures out of the laws of Creon and buries Polynices. Antigone believes that the laws of the gods override the laws of man, and Nora feels that by saving her husband"tms life she is an exception to the law. " The nicknames Torvald uses to speak to Nora seem to be childish and degrading. Nora comes off as a whimsical character that is light-hearted and shallow. She forged her father"tms signature in order to get enough money to travel south for a while. Ismene refuses, and Antigone tells her that she will bury him alone, thus showing the audience that Antigone is bold and courageous. Antigone did not feel that it was in Creon"tms power to forbid Polynices to be buried; she believed that by refusing to let her brother have a proper burial, he was defying the laws of the gods. was ordered to rot in the sun by the Creon. In Creon"tms rage, he does not think about the laws of the gods which Antigone was uplifting; he solely sees Antigone"tms actions as defiance to his thrown. Creon declared Eteocles a patriot and Polynices a traitor. Creon in Antigone and Torvald in A Doll"tms House act as the antagonist of each play; both are males who are arrogant and egotistical. On the other hand, Antigone from the beginning is shown as having honor, respect, and courage. Torvald, her husband, refers to her as his "song bird" and little "squirrel.