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In Sophocles' play Antigone, how does the author create sympathy for the main character?
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Sophocles' play is named after its main character, Antigone, and for one the first times in Greek Tragedy it is a woman. In this play, Antigone is clearly the protagonist, as she is showed in her grief, seems sympathetic and the reader or spectator sees her from the beginning; it creates more impact and draws attention to the extremity of her feelings and emotions. Antigone also illustrates one of the central themes of this tragedy, which is the position of women; she upsets gender roles and hierarchy, and disturbs the fundamental rules of her culture. She is also heroic and scarifies her life. All these traits of character contribute to create sympathy for her and make her stand out. Sophocles always presents her as a victim and thus she benefits from a special status, which makes us readers, appreciate her more than the other characters. From the opening of the...
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