Strong Before Their Time Thesis: Despite the subordinate roles of women in ancient Greek times, Antigone and Medea proved to be strong characters. I. Men they had to overcome A. Antigone- Creon B. Medea- Kreon and Jason II. Fight for beliefs A. Antigone- burial of Polynices B. Medea- love III. Ultimate Revenge A. Antigone- suicide B. Medea- murder of the princess and her children Strong Before Their Time Although feminism did not exist when these stories were written, Sophocles’ “Antigone” and Euripides’ “Medea” share many concerns with modern-day feminism. These dramas show the....

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