Judith Butler Antigone

Judith Butler sets out to expose to us who Antigone was and her role in the kinship and societal roles. She searches deep into the character of Antigone in sociality and relationship to explain and argue for the substantial political convention and the ability of Lacanian psychoanalyst. She goes ahead to uncover the often unchallenged political forces of these societies that define our lives and their suitability in the Western values. It is a work of sophisticated and comprehensive breakdown of immensely challenging material that Butler masterfully expounds about the conventions and assertions with respect to the incest taboo and its apparent establishment of kinship relations. Butler redefines Antigone’s legacy, convalescing her radical implication

The form of rebellion and defiance that she embodies and employs finally lead to her death. We get to learn about the issue of kinship that is displays in this writing. It gives a challenging notion of which forms of kinship were acceptable in the society and which could have let her live and survive. There is an extensive contradiction of societal roles by Antigone. The society back then expected the men to be the central actors in the everyday issues of the society. Whereas women were supposed to take a backseat and just watch the happenings from a distance. Antigone went beyond this to champion for the role of the women in Thebes by not being in agreement with Creon. He expected her to take a laid-back and submissive role. It is clear that she was not ready to follow this common notion when she goes ahead and challenges this concept by taking center stage and presenting daunting challenges to the men who are around

She also goes ahead to highlight the political and feminist attribute of Antigone, she does this through the action that she partakes from having a moral obligation to give her brother a proper and befitting burial as well as caring for her ill father. She also integrates the theory of Hegel as well as Lacan’s into her interpretation of Antigone about her power and feminist characteristics. Fate is similarly a common phenomenon of Antigone. In as much as unrestricted choices, such as Antigone’s resolution to flout Creon’s decree, are important, fate can also be seen as a significant factor that is responsible for many of the most critical and overwhelming happenings of the trilogy. It demonstrates that the characters including Antigone cannot be entirely accountable for their actions and sometimes can’t be blamed for whatever that transpires. Therefore, Butler’s explanation of Antigone’s is primarily based on the psychoanalysis theory and approach that plays out in tackling political as well as social issues. She brings her out as a revolutionary who challenges the set standards of social