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No, Antigone does not deny burying her brother Polyneices in the play "Antigone" by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Antigone openly admits burying her brother. The Sentry brings her before her uncle and future father-in-law, Theban King Creon. Creon asks Antigone whether or not the charges are true of her having broken the law against non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. In the R.C. Jebb translation available online, Antigone says in Episode 2 Line 290, "I avow it; I make no denial."

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Why is Antigone committed to burying her brother Polyneices In Antigone.?

love for her family


How did the guards happen to catch Antigone?

they catch her burying her brother Polyneices.


Which character is arrested for burying Polyneices?

Antigone is the character that is arrested for burying Polynices. She asks Creon to arrest her, and at first he refuses.


Who has the sentry captured and brought before king creon?

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Is Antigone accused of burying the body of Polyneices?

Yes, Antigone is accused of burying the body of her brother Polyneices. The accusations come from the direct observation of the Sentry and from Theban King Creon's acceptance of the Sentry's testimony as true. The accusations also come from the very proud confession of the crime's commission by Antigone herself.


Who has the sentry captured brought before king Creon?

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Do Antigone's convictions about burying Polyneices mean dislike for Eteocles in 'Antigone'?

No, Antigone's conviction about burying Polyneices does not mean dislike for her brother Eteocles in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone volunteers that she is fine about the burial honors conferred to her brother Eteocles. What she dislikes is the unfair, illegal and disrespectful way in which her brother Polyneices' body is treated. Both brothers are divinely guaranteed as Thebans to below-ground burials and anointing with special liquids from sacred ewers. Antigone acts to make sure that both brothers in fact get their due.


Why was burying Polyneices a tragic flaw for Antigone?

Burying her brother Polyneices was a tragic flaw for Antigone. The burial was a flaw, because it disobeyed the recent decree by Theban King Creon about the non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. The flaw was tragic, because it resulted in Antigone's death. Violation of the law was punishable by a capital sentence. Antigone was walled up in a dark, remote cave. Soon afterwards, she committed suicide by hanging herself with her halter.


What does Antigone make clear to Creon in 'Antigone'?

That it is she who defies him and his law is what Antigone makes clear to Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone does not deny or diminish her civil law breaking activities. She lets her uncle King Creon know how accomplished she feels about burying her brother Polyneices, disobeying the unjust edict of non-burial and expecting punishment in full from someone she so dislikes and disrespects.


Why does Antigone refuse to permit Ismene to share responsibility for burying Polyneices in 'Antigone'?

That it is a lie is the reason why Antigone refuses to permit Ismene to share responsibility for burying Polyneices in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigones asks her sister Ismene to help give their brother Polyneices' body a proper below-ground burial. Ismene refuses out of fear of the death penalty for breaking one of their uncle King Creon's laws. Antigone seeks capture for giving Polyneices a partial burial under a layer of dust because the royal law contradicts divine will and Theban traditions. She wants to make a statement in suffering the consequences and not to have anything to do with a sister whom she considers base.


Whose opinion is changed about burying Polyneices in 'Antigone'?

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What does Antigone tell Ismene she plans to do in the opening scene of 'Antigone'?

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