ther disobey the man-made laws then those of the gods. In her opinion,
honoring the family was more important than keeping her helpless and obedient image in
Throughout Antigone, Creon makes his view of women as the inferior sex
exceedingly clear. Such comments as, "...no woman is going to lord it over me" (Ibid,
73), and, "...a worthless woman in your house, a misery in your bed" (Ibid., 76) prove
this. When he first found out that someone had dared to bury the body of Polynices, he
did not even consider the fact that a woman could have done it. His reply to the news is,
"What man would dare-" (Ibid, 68). After he finds out that Antigone was the so-called
"traitor", and wrongly accuses her sister to be the same, he says, "Stop wasting time.
Take them in. From now on they'll act like women."(Ibid, 75). Obviously his opinion of
how women should act is in a subservient, humble manner.
When he speaks to his son, Haemon, about his engagement to the Antigone,
Creon says, "...never let some woman triumph over us. Better to fall from power, if fall
we must, at the hands of a man- never be rated inferior to a woman-never." (Ibid, 77).
Haemon is defensive about this and is met with such angry comments as, "This boy, I do
believe, is fighting on her side, the woman's side."
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