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Victor Gabriel 12/17/2002 period 1 Compare and Contrast Nora and Antigone “A Doll’s House” and “Antigone” were plays from two different eras. Despite the fact that Sophocles’ play was written in ancient Greece and Ibsen created his masterpiece in 19th century Norway, both plays are meant to convey similar ideas . The main characters of both plays (Nora and Antigone) battle the surrounding them society in order for their individual rights to be recognized. Both Antigone and Nora step into the spotlight as a female hero who has been put in a compromising situation and is forced to decide whether it is more important to follow what society dictates, or go with what they feel is moral and just. Both characters are desperately trying to brake the chains that are holding them by defying higher authority. My first point of comparison of these characters is their position in society at the beginning of the play. Antigone in Sophocles’ play is a member of a ruling family of Thebes - a city-state in Ancient Greece. She is the member of the ruling class. Money obviously do not play a significant role in her life. Her time is preoccupied with relationship with her family. She is a woman in a society predominantly controlled by the voice of men.
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