Medea and Antigone are two stories of women fighting back for what they want, or what they feel is right. These stories take place in ancient Greece, around the time of its rise to power. Medea and Antigone are both strong, sometimes-manipulative characters but have different moral settings that control what they do. Medea is often very demanding in getting what it is that she wants; Antigone, will do what she need to do in …showed first 75 words of 579 total…

…showed last 75 words of 579 total…own to get what they. The two characters are (pardon the over used term) larger than life for their time in history. The women do what must be done in order to obtain their objective whether it calls for breaking the law falling, or out of favor in public opinion. They may do things for different reasons but in the end they get it. These women are the ultimate middle management workers with their skills.