Creon says to his son Haemon that it would be bad enough to yield to a man, but he would never yield to women. What does the play say about a woman's place in society?

Throughout history women have been considers inferior than men. In the classical play “Antigone” written by ancient Greek author Sophocles, it discusses and questions the role and importance of women during ancient Greek times. As the play follows the actions taken by the protagonist, Antigone, who transgression in order to bury her brother’s corpse. Sophocles portrays women’s role in society through being subservient, the status quote and as courageous.
In the play the sister of Antigone, known as Ismene, is the essential figure in the portrayal of women as subservient to men. This is due to the fact that Ismene feels that she should not question nor disobey the edict imposed by Creon to deny the burial of Polynices. For instance, Ismene argues with Antigone and says “Rather, consider that we were born women, proving we should not fight with men, and that we are ruled by more powerful people and must obey them even in painful things.”(Lines 63, 15) This demonstrates that women knew that they needed to be subservient, and because they knew that they could not speak against men they subsequently advocated the thought that women did not play an important role, due to being weak. As a result women in ancient Greece were at the bottom of the social pyramid and not considered important
Furthermore, Sophocles demonstrated the depiction of women weakness and inferiority through the status quo of Greek society. This is because the status quo during Ancient Greece was surrounded by the idea of the superiority of men. For example Creon states “Therefore, rulers must be supported, and we must not yield to women. It would be better, if it had to be, to fall at a man’s hands

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