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 was ordere
Krogstad holds Nora's IOU over her head in attempt to keep his job because Nora's husband has just received the job as bank manager and has all intentions of firing Krogstad. Torvald, her husband, refers to her as his "song bird" and little "squirrel. Both men are close-minded and too stubborn to see that Nora and Antigone were being noble in their actions. Antigone did not feel that it was in Creon's 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. Antigone ventures out of the laws of Creon and buries Polynices. Torvald worries that if he allows his wife to commit such a crime that it could reflect on his social stature. Similarly, when Nora tells Torvald about her deeds, he becomes unappreciative and spiteful. Creon believes that if he fails to punish Antigone he will appear to others to be a weak ruler. She forged her father's signature in order to get enough money to travel south for a while. Torvald has authority over Nora and represses her, which gives the audience the impression that Nora is weak and immature. Nora comes off as a whimsical character that is light-hearted and shallow. Ismene refuses, and Antigone tells her that she will bury him alone, thus showing the audience that Antigone is bold and courageous. Creon in Antigone and Torvald in A Doll's House act as the antagonist of each play; both are males who are arrogant and egotistical.
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