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What does Antigone tell Creon about other townspeople in 'Antigone'?
That they oppose him is what Antigone tells Creon about other townspeople in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone dislikes her uncle King Creon's edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. She insists that she is not alone in defending divinely ordained rights of all Thebans to below ground burials. She says that other townspeople feel as she does but are so afraid of Creon that they keep quiet.
What does Antigone tell Ismene she plans to do in the opening scene of 'Antigone'?
That she is going to deliberately disobey a royal edict that carries a death sentence is what Antigone tells Ismene that she will do in the opening scene of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon issues an edict against the proper, Theban-style mourning and burying of the disloyal dead. With that edict, he justifies burying his loyal nephew Eteocles and not burying his disloyal nephew Polyneices. But Creon's niece, Theban Princess Antigone, plans to disobey the non-burial law and give her brother Polyneices the same respect in death as her brother Eteocles.
Why does haemon visit his father?
Haemon and Creon are both characters in Antigone by Sophocles. Haemon visits his father, Creon, to tell him not to kill Antigone.
Why does Creon summon the elders in 'Antigone'?
To tell them about his edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead is the reason why Creon summons the Theban elders in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon issues a law that withholds god-given below-ground burial rights from Thebans who die fighting against Thebes. He expects to enforce the edict to the letter and to punish all violators. He therefore accepts no claim of ignorance of the law and its penalties.
What is the role of the messenger in Antigone?
The messenger tells Creon that the buriels were dugged, but does not tell Creon who did though.
Who is afraid to tell Creon about Polyneices' burial in 'Antigone'?
The sentry and his fellow guards are afraid to tell Creon about Polyneices' burial in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Polyneices' burial is forbidden by Theban King Creon's recent edict against the burial of the disloyal dead in the recent civil war over the royal succession. Burial means the death penalty for the guilty. The sentry and his co-workers fear that an angry king who brooks no opposition will blame them and have them tortured and killed.
What does the sentinel tell Creon?
That Antigone was found burying her brother.
What does the choragus tell Creon that he must do?
To go and bury Polyneices and free Antigone from the stone chamber.
How does Creon learn about Antigone's actions?
The guard returns to tell the king after she is found burying her brother.
What does Choragus tell Creon that he must do?
To go and bury Polyneices and free Antigone from the stone chamber.
Did Creon hide Antigone and tell everyone that she was dead?
No, Theban King Creon didn't hide Antigone and tell everyone that she was dead. The punishment for violating the King's law was death by stoning. The King commuted the sentence to imprisonment in an isolated, remote, walled up cave. Antigone's procession to the cave was witnessed by the chorus and by the King.
Why is Creon surprised that Antigone is arrested in 'Antigone'?
Because he expects low life in the pay of cowardly enemies, Creon is surprised that Antigone is arrested in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, guards tell Theban King Creon about the burial of Polyneices' body. Creon states that he has enemies who are too cowardly to break the law but wealthy enough to bribe someone else to do the deed. He therefore expects someone poor and unprincipled, not someone royal and with convictions, to be arrested.
