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Polyneices cannot be buried due to King Creon's decree, which forbids the burial of traitors. After he attacked Thebes, Creon considered him a rebel and ordered that his body be left unburied as punishment, believing this would serve as a deterrent to others. His sister Antigone defies this order, prioritizing familial loyalty and religious customs over the king's edict, leading to tragic consequences. This conflict highlights themes of law versus morality in Sophocles' play "Antigone."
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Why doesn't Polyneices receive an honorable burial?
The king does not want Polyneices to be buried.
Who gives Creon the news that polyneices is buried?
Sentry
What does Creon announce from the palace steps?
Creon announced how they are going to bury Eteocles and Polyneices. Eteocles will be buried with full military honors. Polyneices will not be buried and will be left in the wilderness.
What does Creon say happens to Polyneices' body in 'Antigone'?
That it is buried is what Creon says happens to Polyneices' body in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon refuses to allow the bodies of his nephew Polyneices and of the other disloyal Theban dead to be buried. He requires re-exposure of Polyneices' body both times that it is partially buried by Princess Antigone. But he ultimately reverses his non-burial edict. He says that the proper burial is done.
Why does Creon order eteocles be buried with honors and polyneices be let to rot on field?
Eteocles is buried with honor because he died defending Thebes from Polyneices. Polyneices is left to rot because he attacked Thebes to take power from his brother, Eteocles. The two had agreed to share power, but Eteocles refused to trade off, so Polyneices attacked him. Because Kreon is in Thebes, he views the brother who is defending Thebes as being in the right.
Why doesn't Polyneices receive an honorable burial?
The king does not want Polyneices to be buried.
What does Creon announce from the palace?
Creon announced how they are going to bury Eteocles and Polyneices. Eteocles will be buried with full military honors. Polyneices will not be buried and will be left in the wilderness.
Who gives Creon the news that polyneices is buried?
Sentry
What does Creon announce from the palace steps?
Creon announced how they are going to bury Eteocles and Polyneices. Eteocles will be buried with full military honors. Polyneices will not be buried and will be left in the wilderness.
What does Creon say happens to Polyneices' body in 'Antigone'?
That it is buried is what Creon says happens to Polyneices' body in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon refuses to allow the bodies of his nephew Polyneices and of the other disloyal Theban dead to be buried. He requires re-exposure of Polyneices' body both times that it is partially buried by Princess Antigone. But he ultimately reverses his non-burial edict. He says that the proper burial is done.
Why does Creon order eteocles be buried with honors and polyneices be let to rot on field?
Eteocles is buried with honor because he died defending Thebes from Polyneices. Polyneices is left to rot because he attacked Thebes to take power from his brother, Eteocles. The two had agreed to share power, but Eteocles refused to trade off, so Polyneices attacked him. Because Kreon is in Thebes, he views the brother who is defending Thebes as being in the right.
Why does Choragos suggest that the gods might have buried Polyneices?
Because there was no sign of anyone or anything that had been there.
What is the scene in which Antigone buries Polyneices in 'Antigone'?
By scenes 1-2 Antigone buries and reburies Polyneices in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone announces in the play's Prologue her intent to bury her brother Polyneices. By Scene 1 Polyneices' body partially is buried under a layer of dust. King Creon. By Scene 2 the body is re-buried, and Antigone is arrested for being the perpetrator.
Why does Creon want Polyneices to remain unburied?
Once Oedipus dies, his two sons, Polyneices and Eteocles, must become King of Thebes. They battle for it, and Polyneices attacks Thebes, therefore he is a traitor. When people are properly buried, their souls are allowed to pass to the afterlife. Since Polyneices is a traitor, Creon doesn't want his soul to pass to the afterlife.
Why did Antigone return if she had already buried Polyneices?
she wasn't afraid to announce that she buried her brother, and was proud of the fact and wouldn't deny it because it was the right thing to do, and followed the God's laws
Why can Polyneices not be buried?
Polyneices cannot be buried, because of a recent decree. According to the god-given traditions by which Thebans live and die, Polyneices needs the benefit of proper burial procedures. But his uncle, Theban King Creon, decides that once an enemy, always an enemy. Polyneices is on the opposing, unsuccessful side in a recent attack on his home town of Thebes. The King decides to overturn tradition by refusing to allow disloyal Theban dead the same burial as loyal Theban dead. Consequently, Theban born and bred Polyneices is denied his traditional Theban right to a proper Theban burial.
Why did Creon think that Eteocles should be buried?
Theban King Creon thought that Eteocles should be buried, as a loyal defender of Thebes against the Argive attack. But the King thought that Eteocles' brother Polyneices shouldn't be given the same respect. Creon's rationale was the traitorous support of the Theban Polyneices to the enemies from Argos.
