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A nameless guard delivers the news about the burial in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban King Creon issues an edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. He knows of its unpopularity for tampering with divine will and cherished Theban traditions. He therefore posts guards who report the first attempt at burying Polyneices and then report the second along with the physical presentation of the perpetrator, Princess Antigone.
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What is Antigone's goal?
Antigone's goal is to give her brother a proper burial.
Who received a proper burial in Antigone?
Polyneices
What is Antigone position on the burial of Polyneices?
antigone was summoned to creon, where she readily admitted her 'crime'
How was it decided which sentry would bring the news about Polyneices to Creon in 'Antigone'?
Drawing lots is the way in which the sentries decide which one brings the news about Polyneices to Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the sentries find Polyneices' body partially buried under a layer of dust. A partial burial is still a burial. This violates Theban King Creon's edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead, and the sentries are terrified about what happens to the messenger who brings bad news to the stubborn monarch of Thebes.
What are three major events in 'Antigone'?
Polyneices' burial, Antigone's trial and Teiresias' prediction are three major events in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the burial of Polyneices is a major event because it activates the conflict between Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon. Antigone's trial is a second major event because it sets in motion the fatal responses of Antigone, Prince Haemon and Queen Eurydice to Antigone's live burial and suicide. Teiresias' prediction is a third major event because it starts up the process of reversing the non-burial edict and overthrowing Creon.
What is Antigone's goal?
Antigone's goal is to give her brother a proper burial.
Who received a proper burial in Antigone?
Polyneices
What is Antigone position on the burial of Polyneices?
antigone was summoned to creon, where she readily admitted her 'crime'
What are three major events in 'Antigone'?
Polyneices' burial, Antigone's trial and Teiresias' prediction are three major events in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the burial of Polyneices is a major event because it activates the conflict between Theban Princess Antigone and King Creon. Antigone's trial is a second major event because it sets in motion the fatal responses of Antigone, Prince Haemon and Queen Eurydice to Antigone's live burial and suicide. Teiresias' prediction is a third major event because it starts up the process of reversing the non-burial edict and overthrowing Creon.
How was it decided which sentry would bring the news about Polyneices to Creon in 'Antigone'?
Drawing lots is the way in which the sentries decide which one brings the news about Polyneices to Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the sentries find Polyneices' body partially buried under a layer of dust. A partial burial is still a burial. This violates Theban King Creon's edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead, and the sentries are terrified about what happens to the messenger who brings bad news to the stubborn monarch of Thebes.
How is Antigone organized in 'Antigone'?
That she carries out two burials, conducts her own defense and prepares her own eulogy are the ways in which Antigone is organized in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone buries and reburies her brother Polyneices as well as carry out the proper funeral rites. She also conducts her own defense, which is actually an admission of guilt. Finally, she delivers her own eulogy as she processes to her live burial in a remote cave outside Thebes.
What does Antigone ask her sister to do in 'Antigone'?
Help her bury their brother is what Antigone asks her sister to do in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone asks her sister, Princess Ismene, to help bury their brother Polyneices. With Ismene, Antigone can give her brother the below ground burial to which he is entitled. Without her, Antigone can give no more than a partial burial under a layer of dust.
What rites does Antigone perform for her dead brother in 'Antigone'?
Proper, Theban-style funeral rites are the rites performed by Antigone for her dead brother in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone gives the body of her dead brother Polyneices a Theban burial. The burial is supposed to be below-ground. But Antigone lacks the strength for anything other than a partial burial, by which the body remains above ground, but covered with a layer of dust. Whether complete or partial, the burial must be accompanied by anointing with sacred liquid from a special ewer. Then the body will be considered as having received a proper, Theban-style burial and funeral rites.
How did the guards manage to capture antigone?
That Antigone acts like a mother bird, curses and re-does the burial is what the guard reports.
When does Antigone say 'I intend to give my brother burial I'll be glad to die in the attempt' in 'Antigone'?
It is in the opening scene that Antigone expresses her intention to give her brother burial without fear of dying in the attempt in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the play begins with the meeting of the sister Theban Princesses Antigone and Ismene. Antigone discusses the edict of non-burial of the disloyal Theban dead. She makes the decision that she will break the law and bury her brother even though the violation carries the death penalty.
Why does Antigone want a proper burial for her brother?
Why should she not - isn't that natural?
What is Creon advised to do in 'Antigone'?
Bury Polyneices and release Antigone is what Creon is advised to do in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon denies god-given burial rights to his nephew Polyneices. He gives his niece, Princess Antigone, the death sentence for breaking his non-burial law and burying her brother. But his son Haemon, his royal advisor Teiresias the blind prophet and his supporter the chorus leader all suggest that he needs to give Polyneices' body a proper below ground burial as well as release Antigone from her live burial.
