antigone Flashcards
she stood up to it all
denied nothing
denied all joy of marriage
raising children
she will be stripped
of her rights
i go to wed
the lord of the dark waters
you woman’s
slave
better to fall from power, if fall we must, at the hands of a man
never be rated inferior to a woman, never
she, she destroys cities, rips up houses
breaks the ranks of spearmen into headlong rout
never lose your sense of judgement
over a woman
there are other fields
for him to plow
i am not the man, not now
she is the man if this victory goes to her and she goes free
and she cried out a sharp, piercing cry
like a bird come back to an empty nest, peering into its bed
what man alive
would dare
a man who keeps his lips locked tight
is utterly worthless
you cannot know a man completely,
his character, his principles, sense of judgement
you’ll soon show what you are
worth your breeding, ismene, or a coward
remember we are women
we’re not born to contend with men
just how much a sense of judgement
wisdom is the greatest gift you have
and it is you, your high resolve
that sets this plague on thebes
