Role of Gender in

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…Thebes were appalled that a woman would do such a terrible thing. However, Haemon and Ismene were able to see past her illegal act and remain faithful to her. There are many readers which believe if Antigone were a man, she would not have been punished, though this is an issue that will forever be debated and never solved. But it is fairly certain that if Antigone were a man, there would be no story.