Oil and Water

Just as oil and water do not mix, neither do Antigone and her sister Ismene. Antigone, a powerful and headstrong woman, refuses to let the ideal gender-roles of the Greek society hold her down. She rebels against the ideals of society in belief that her brother Polyneices should be delivered a proper burial. Antigone remains powerful until the very end, when she dies as a martyr out of a great love for her brother. She …

…her own life for the love of her brother, in her mind she was coming out on top, just like the oil that sits on top of the water. While Ismene continues to conform to the ideals of society, Antigone does not let anyone bring her down. It takes a powerful woman like Antigone to rebel against the beliefs of an entire society, and to continue on fighting until the very end. by Kerri Sawicki