Specifically, she explains that Antigone, on the surface, empowers women, but upon closer inspection, ultimately Antigone limits women's liberation . In her examination of Antigone in her exposition, Antigone's Claim: Kinship Between Life and Death, Butler discusses the underlying issues that contribute to Anitigone's complicated character. Because Antigone is depicted as a pre-political female figure who opposes politics, she cannot be considered a heroine because in the historical context of the play, women were not allowed to participate in the political and political spheres. public to the extent that Antigone does. She adds that Antigone hardly represents a feminism "uninvolved in the very power it opposes", meaning that contrary to feminist theory, Antigone feeds misogyny because she does not even consciously challenge Creon (Butler 2). In the play, she commits suicide because she feels guilty for not having succeeded in burying her brother, for not beating Creon. Interpretations describe his actions as defiance and malice toward Creon, but the raw text does not directly imply this. Antigone further loses her credibility because her actions are