Opposing Hegemony: Sophocles’ Antigone and Tagore’s Srimati
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Greek and Indian tradition share several common features. Many of themcome from an ancestral relationship, others are historically or structurallymotivated. This paper analyzes two female heroines in two dramas whooppose a higher will, Antigone in Sophocles’ eponymous play and Srimati inRabindranath Tagore’s Natir Puja. Although Sophocles is an ancient Greekplaywright whereas Tagore is a writer who lived in the last century, thecomparison has been possible for two reasons: structural similarity, and thefact that the core legend underlying Tagore’s play is contemporary to Sophocles:it dates back to the fifth century B.C. Both heroines act on their own opposinga tyrannical conduct and both of them readily face their tragic fate. The socialaspects are evident and, accordingly, the conflicting ideologies are highlighted. A further comparable feature is that the exponents of tyrannical will relent andare punished. The reader’s sympathy is in both cases with the two innocentfemale victims. To the analysis a few linguistic remarks are added.
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Greek and Indian tradition share several common features. Many of themcome from an ancestral relationship, others are historically or structurallymotivated. This paper analyzes two female heroines in two dramas whooppose a higher will, Antigone in Sophocles’ eponymous play and Srimati inRabindranath Tagore’s Natir Puja. Although Sophocles is an ancient Greekplaywright whereas Tagore is a writer who lived in the last century, thecomparison has been possible for two reasons: structural similarity, and thefact that the core legend underlying Tagore’s play is contemporary to Sophocles:it dates back to the fifth century B.C. Both heroines act on their own opposinga tyrannical conduct and both of them readily face their tragic fate. The socialaspects are evident and, accordingly, the conflicting ideologies are highlighted. A further comparable feature is that the exponents of tyrannical will relent andare punished. The reader’s sympathy is in both cases with the two innocentfemale victims. To the analysis a few linguistic remarks are added.
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