I think that the ideal of female character in Antigone is boldly and severely outlined. Her indignation at Ismene's refusal to take a part in her daring resolution; the manner in which she afterwards rejects Ismene, when the latter, repenting of her weakness, offers to accompany her heroic sister to death, borders on harshness; her silence and her speeches against Creon, whereby she provokes him to execute his tyrannous resolution, are a proof of unshaken courage. Neither does she restrain the outbreak of her feelings when it will no longer make the firmness of her purpose appear equivocal. While they are leading her off to death, past recall, she pours herself forth in the tenderness and most touching wailing over her bitter, untimely end, and does not disdain to bewail the loss of nuptials, and the unenjoyed blessings of marriage. On the contrary, in not a syllable does she betray any inclination for Haemon, she nowhere mentions this amiable youth. After a determination so heroic, to be still fettered to life by love for an individual would have been weakness; to leave without repining those universal gifts with which the gods make life happy would not accord with the devout sanctity of her mind.
             At the beginning of the play, Creon character is represented to be strong and confident whereas Antigone's is weaker, but at a certain point of the play, the audience starts having different views about these main characters; For Antigone, for example on page 21, her straightforward attitude that she chose to die is a perfect example of it. Later on, Creon seems less sure of himself compared with his attitude at his memorable speech. These are some impressions that led me to change my opinion of the two characters; there are some things that actually got my attention towards Antigone and Creon characters; Antigone's feeling of obligation to please death than getting married and Creon's attitude towards women
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