answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Because he expects low life in the pay of cowardly enemies, Creon is surprised that Antigone is arrested in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, guards tell Theban King Creon about the burial of Polyneices' body. Creon states that he has enemies who are too cowardly to break the law but wealthy enough to bribe someone else to do the deed. He therefore expects someone poor and unprincipled, not someone royal and with convictions, to be arrested.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why is Creon surprised that Antigone is arrested in 'Antigone'?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

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.


How Creon is in conflict with Antigone?

How is Creon in conflict with Antigone


What makes Creon relevant in Antigone?

Creon is Antigone's uncle.


What is supposed to happen if Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in 'Antigone'?

If Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in "Antigone," Antigone is to be sentenced to death.


What is haemon's relationship to creon and to Antigone?

Creon is his dad and antigone is his cousin


What was Creon's wife's name in Antigone?

Creon's wife's name in Antigone is Eurydice.


How does Antigone provoke Creon in 'Antigone'?

That she admits her disobedience and criticizeshis rule is the way in which Antigone provokes Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is caught burying her brother Polyneices, whose burial is guaranteed by the gods but denied by King Creon. When arrested by guards and tried by Creon, her uncle and future father-in-law, Antigone brags about the burial, challenges her sovereign's decision-making, and questions his ability to rule Thebes and get along with Thebans. In essence, Antigone does just about everything to get the deathsentence and absolutely nothing to find common ground with Creon and get him to rescind the edict, pardon her, and bury the disloyal dead.


How is Antigone related to Creon in 'Antigone'?

Niece to uncle is Antigone's relationship to Creon in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone is the eldest daughter of disgraced Theban monarchs Oedipus and Jocasta. Queen Jocasta is Creon's sister. Antigone therefore is Creon's niece.


Is Creon or Antigone the greater protagonist?

Antigone is,


Why does Creon let Antigone bury her brother?

He doesn't let Antigone bury her brother. When he found out that she disobeyed him, Creon had Antigone killed.


Who is Antigone uncle?

King Creon


Is Antigone or Creon more guilty of hubris?

Creon is.