Emerging Feminist Consciousness in Sophoclean trio–Oedipus Rex, Antigone and Electra

Abstract

The present research focuses on the aspect of Feminism in Sophocles’Oedipus Rex, AntigoneandElectra. It studies the emerging rebellious and dominant role of conscious female characters. The present work has been divided into four chapters. The first chapter gives the general introduction to the work. The second chapter makes the study of feminism. The third chapter analyzes the text to showwomen’s consciousness of their situation in ancient time in Athenian society.The fourth chapter is the conclusion of the work.