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
what a splendid king you’d make
of a desert island- you and you alone
haul your sheets too taut,
never give an inch, you’ll capsize
we’ll know soon
better than seers could tell us
your dirty money
brought you pain
oh it’s terrible when
the one who does the judging judges things all wrong
money, you demolish cities, root men from their homes
you train and twist good minds and set them on to the most atrocious schemes
