The Character of Antigone In the times when Sophocles wrote the tragic play Antigone, men believed that they were superior to women. Ismene, Antigone’s sister, acknowledged this belief when she stated, “Remind ourselves that we are women, and as such are not made to fight with men....it’s madness to meddle” (“The Daughters of Oedipus” n. pag.). However, Antigone was the character that stood up against male chauvinism. As a woman in Ancient …showed first 75 words of 798 total…

…showed last 75 words of 798 total…the Gods reigned over all else. She led a very tragic life, but as a woman in those days, she was very brave. Antigone can be considered as a role model for young women in today’s society because of the strong characteristics that she possessed. However being as brave as Antigone was is sometimes hard. Still women continue to show their love and honor to what they believe in, for it is their nature.