Nara Antigone

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...