My interpretation of Antigone: Drama
             My interpretation of Antigone was an enjoyable one. I had mixed emotions between knowing how to feel towards the characters. One strong point that geared me to enjoying the play as much as I did was feminism; to read about a woman going against the odds to get what she wanted no matter what it took.
             I like how that author carried out the characters not quite loving them and not quite hating them. From the play Antigone, I got a mixture of emotions not knowing to be mad at Antigone for disobeying the Gods or to be happy that she was a woman going against a King and standing up for what she thought was right. With King Creon I was mad him for being so stubborn but a part of me agreed with him because he was the king and what he says should go. I was mad at Ismene for not sticking by her sister but on the other hand she was a typical woman at that time and
             woman were taught to only listen and not be heard. So as you can see I was an emotional roller coaster with the characters.
             I admired the fact that Antigone is one of the first heroines in literature. She fought against a male power structure, showing signs of courageous acts that started a trend even as a fictional character. Men who ridiculed Antigone did not get in the way of what she wanted to accomplish which was to bury her brother. Antigone was not only a feminist but also a drastic feminist, rising against authority.
             A distressing point during the play was that a person's destiny is fixed and unavoidable. Antigone had everything going for her but the Gods (a higher power) didn't like that fact that she disobeyed the law so her life ended. I thought that it was sad for Antigone and Haemon to die. I was saddened for Antigone because she did not get what she was struggling for. I was saddened because Ismeme was left alone without family and Creon because he was left in disarray but destiny was unavo
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