Antigone is the character that is arrested for burying Polynices. She asks Creon to arrest her, and at first he refuses.
In the play "Antigone" by Sophocles, Creon, the king of Thebes, arrests Antigone for defying his edict by burying her brother Polyneices. Antigone believes in honoring the dead according to divine law, while Creon prioritizes state law. Her actions lead to her arrest and ultimately set off a tragic chain of events.
they catch her burying her brother Polyneices.
love for her family
Creon believes that Polynieces was a traitor to the city.
What does Creon tells Tiresias that the gods were not pleased with his decision of not burying his brother Polyneices.
In the play "Antigone" by Sophocles, Creon, the king of Thebes, arrests Antigone for defying his edict by burying her brother Polyneices. Antigone believes in honoring the dead according to divine law, while Creon prioritizes state law. Her actions lead to her arrest and ultimately set off a tragic chain of events.
they catch her burying her brother Polyneices.
love for her family
Creon believes that Polynieces was a traitor to the city.
What does Creon tells Tiresias that the gods were not pleased with his decision of not burying his brother Polyneices.
The sentry captured Antigone burying Polyneices and brought her to Creon
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.
The sentry captured Antigone burying Polyneices and brought her to Creon
In "Antigone," Creon argues against burying Polyneices by asserting that loyalty to the state and its laws supersedes familial ties. He views Polyneices as a traitor who attacked Thebes, and believes that allowing his burial would undermine his authority and encourage disobedience among the citizens. Creon emphasizes the importance of order and governance, prioritizing civic duty over personal loyalty.
Theban King Creon believes that Thebans who oppose his rule are behind the burying of Polyneices. Polyneices was Creon's nephew. But he invaded Thebes, and therefore is considered by the King to be disloyal and unworthy of god given rights to proper burial rites and rituals.
Execution is the penalty for burying Polyneices in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon announces an edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. He insists that the penalty must be death. The penalty is outlined in the law as death under a shower of heavy, sharp rocks thrown by fellow Thebans.
Creon changes his opinion about burying Polyneices in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon begins the play ordering that his nephew Polyneices' body be left above-ground. Princess Antigone, Prince Haemon and Teiresias the blind prophet each attempt to get Creon to change his mind and reverse his actions. But the ever stubborn Creon acts upon making the changes only after consuming Polyneices' blood and flesh pollutes the birds offered as ritual sacrifices and thereby angers the gods even further.