In the plays Antigone by Sophocles and Macbeth by Shakespeare, the main female protagonists Antigone and Lady Macbeth are two women with strong beliefs, ambitions and personalities. They are both female characters with underlying power who must fight against female social stereotypes to succeed. These women live in a time where men are ultimately superior, but end up having more mentality than any of the men in their plays anyway. These characters are both willing to do anything to get what they want, even if it goes against the rules of society built around strong female stereotypes. While these two women are trying to accomplish two completely different tasks for two very different reasons, their ambition and motivation are rooted in similar places due to their personalities, similar situations, strong will, and sense of purpose. determination. It could be argued that Antigone and Lady Macbeth are both strong women who have contrasting beliefs and views, often resulting in the ambition of their actions being analogous. Although there are many similarities between Lady Macbeth and Antigone of the two characters, the morals of each character are very different. Antigone, as shown by her actions, wants to do what is right and has very good morals. She says quotes such as "But I only do what I must" and "But if I had left my brother dead unburied, I would have had to suffer." Now, no. ", showing readers that his actions have a purpose and come from the heart. Antigone shows throughout the play that she always believes that she must do what is best for others and not just for herself. She is willing to do what is necessary to follow the law of the gods, even if it breaks the middle of paper... she is ashamed, she has regrets, and when she dies, she dies a holy death, one without sins. “But I will bury him, and if I must die, I say that this crime is holy.” Lady Macbeth, however, feels guilty. She feels so much that she ends up going crazy because of it, and after that she commits suicide. She began to realize how horrible her actions and thoughts were, and her mind took over as she spiraled and went crazy. “Nothing has been done, everything has been spent, Where our desire is obtained without content; It is safer to be what we destroy than to live in dubious joy through destruction. Guilt is one of the emotions that explains why these two characters are so different. This shows us that even though they have the same ambition and motivation for the tasks they want to accomplish, their beliefs, morals and opinions make the characters, their actions and their lives completely different..