Supporting Actor Never The Star. Napoleon Bonaparte Once

Supporting Actor Never The Star Napoleon Bonaparte once said, â€Å"Women are nothing but machines for producing children† (Goad 2013). In society, especially ancient Greek time, women are seen as the lesser counterpart to men. They are subject made only to be arm candy to men, and to keep the home tidy while caring for the family. Women are supposed to be submissive to men knowing they must obey every command, but men are allowed to roam free doing whatever they please. Times have changed since the ancient days, yet still, like the Greeks, men believe women should have no rights at all. However, some women have found their voice, no longer hiding in fear, or standing in their man’s shadows. Women are being bold, yet that is only some. The†¦show more content†¦Antigone was set on burying her brother, but for Ismene, even though Polyneices was her blood brother, she still could not step outside her womanly role proclaiming, â€Å"Since force constrains me,/ tha t I shall yield in this to the authorities./ Extravagant action is not sensible† (76-78). Her fear of men kept her from giving her own family member a burial and leaving her only living relative out to dry as she ventured to what would be the start to her own death. When trying her best to tell her sister not to go she mentions, â€Å"I will not put dishonor on them, but/ to act in defiance of the citizenry,/ my nature does not give me means for that† (90-93). Not only did she not want to make strife with men, but also go against her city. Greeks were very much loyal to their individual city states, and everyone worked together to preserve their individual rights within that city state. Ismene knew that Antigone and her were no longer the royal family, and to keep both them safe they must obey the city. Their own brother went against the city, and he, now, laid naked in the sun for the birds to pick at. Ismene, finally, comes to her senses no longer acting in silence, b ut questioning Creon, â€Å"Will you kill your son’s wife to be?† (623). This was her last attempt at saving her sister’s life, yet it was too late Creon’s mind was made up. Her fear was in the right place, but it held her back fromShow MoreRelatedLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 PagesJuanita mentions seeing a sign back in the parking lot: Warning, Giardia has been found in many streams in the area. Sorry, but we are out of sterilization tablets. Giardia is a microorganism that makes you sick, she says. You and Emilio have never heard of it. Emilio says hes willing to bet that boiling the water will kill the critters. Besides, he says, our stream might not have Giardia. Ill take the first drink. Juanita winces. No, don’t do that, she says. Lets just pack up and