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Why does the sentry lead Antigone into Creon's presence on his second visit in 'Antigone'?
That she is caught violating the law is the reason why the sentry leads Antigone into Creon's presence in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone breaks her uncle King Creon's law of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. She buries her brother Polyneices' body before guards are posted. She comes back to check on her work and is captured. The sentry escorts to be interrogated and sentenced by Creon.
Who has the sentry captured and brought before king creon?
The sentry captured Antigone burying Polyneices and brought her to Creon
Why does sentry arrest antigone in the play antigone?
Because the guards saw her burying the body and Creon told the sentry to figure out who had buried the body and defied his orders or the sentry would be the one serving the death penalty.
What does the sentry feel for Antigone in 'Antigone'?
Compassion and respect are what the sentry feels for Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the sentry expresses compassion when he likens Theban Princess Antigone's pain to that of a mother bird who finds who babies stolen from the nest. He is respectful when he describes how Antigone tries to give her brother Polyneices' body his funereal due. He mentions that aspects of partial burying and of complete anointing.
Who does the sentry bring before Creon in scene 2?
Antigone. Sentry sees Antigone bury her brother, Polyneices, and is appalled. He takes her to Creon who says that is Antigone is involved in this crime, her sister, Ismene must be following too!
To what does the sentry compare Antigone in his metaphor describing her in 'Antigone'?
It is to a mother bird that the sentry compares Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the sentry describes Theban Princess Antigone's pain on finding her brother's body exposed once more. He explains that the removal of the layer of dust from Polyneices' body distresses Antigone. He likens her plight to that of a mother bird returning to the nest and finding all her chicks gone.
How does creon learn about antigone's action?
The guard and sentry report it to him.
Who has the sentry captured brought before king Creon?
The sentry captured Antigone burying Polyneices and brought her to Creon
How does the sentry's speech create sympathy for Antigone in 'Antigone'?
It is by describing her vulnerability and cooperativenessthat the sentry's speech creates sympathy for Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the sentry likens Antigone finding Polyneices' body exposed once more to a mother bird finding her chicks taken from the nest. He mentions her devotion to carrying out burial procedures and funeral rites as best she can. He stresses that Antigone does not put up a fight or make his job any harder than it already is.
Why does the sentry not go to Creon in 'Antigone'?
But the sentry does go - twice - to Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon assigns sentries to guard the unburied bodies of the disloyal Theban dead. One of the bodies gets a partial burial under a layer of dust. The sentry reluctantly reports the first violation and comes back with the perpetrator on his second interaction with Creon.
What does Creon order the Sentry to do?
He orders the sentry to find out who is burying polyneices because he had strict orders to not bury him. Then the sentry brings Creon's niece Antigone in and sentences her to death.
How did the sentry know that is was antigone that buried polyneices?
The sentry recognized Antigone as the one who buried Polynices because he witnessed her performing the burial rites. After discovering the grave had been disturbed, the sentry set a trap to catch the culprit, and when Antigone returned to honor her brother, he apprehended her. Her defiant admission further confirmed her actions, as she openly acknowledged her role in the burial.
