How does the sentry feel when he delivers Antigone to Creon?
Upon delivering Antigone to Creon, how does the Sentry feel? Guilty, but happy to save himself.
What does the sentry tell Creon?
What news does the sentry bring? Who does Creon think is responsible? The sentry tells him that someone has sprinkled dust on Polynieces’ body. Creon suspects a man, an anarchist, may have bribed Creon’s guards to do this.
What does Creon accuse the sentry of doing?
He formally announces his intention to bury Eteocles with honor and leave Polynices unburied. When Creon hears that someone has performed a simple ritual burial for Polynices, he becomes furious, accuses the sentry of taking bribes, and demands that those responsible be brought to him.
How does the sentry describe Antigone?
The sentry describes Antigone as a storm.
What does the sentry bring before Creon?
The sentry brings Antigone before Creon. The guards uncovered the body and waited, antigone screamed and came back. She then admitted to the crime.
What explanation for her actions does Antigone give to Creon?
What explanation for her actions does Antigone give to Creon? She did the crime, because it was her brother and she could not live knowing that he would wander the earth forever. It goes against her heavenly beliefs. She is following the laws of the gods and not the kings law.
How did Antigone react to being taken by the sentries?
How did Antigone react to being captured by the sentries? Antigone did not resist, but went with the sentries willingly.
How does Creon treat the sentry what does he say?
Creon treats the Sentry as a traitor. Creon accuses the Sentry because he was the one to tell him the news. Creon treated Sentry badly because he thought Sentry went against his laws.
What does the sentry witness?
What does Sentry witness? A sudden and mysterious dust storm, which he takes as a sign of the God’s displeasure. What does Antigone do when she is brought before Creon?
Why does Creon accuse the sentry of the crime of burying Polyneices?
Creon thinks the Sentinel is responsible because Creon thinks someone bribed him to bury Polyneices because he believes no one would willingly bury him knowing they would be stoned.
How did Antigone react to being captured?
Who does the sentry bring before Creon?
Who does the sentry bring before Creon and how was this person caught?
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The sentry brings Antigone. The guards uncovered the body and waited for someone to come. Antigone came to rebury the body and was captured. She did not deny it.
Who does sentry bring before Creon How has the culprit been caught?
What happens to Creon at the end of Antigone?
By the time Creon finally realized that it was the gods who held the highest power, it was too late. Creon also states that his son is like a slave to Antigone and mocks his son for not respecting his power. This causes Haemon to rush off, dejected, and later causes him to commit suicide.
Why did Antigone decide to defy the orders of Creon?
Solution. Explanation: The last sentence of the passage of Antigone, “If I die for it what happiness Live, if you will live, and defy the holiest of laws of heaven”, clearly demonstrates she wants to defy the orders of Creon in order to give her brother’s dead body a respected burial.
How did the guards manage to capture Antigone How did Antigone react to being captured by the sentries?
How did the guards manage to capture Antigone? They removed the dust, so Antigone went back to rebury Polyneices. How did Antigone react to being captured by the sentries? She went willingly.
Who does the sentry bring before Creon How has the culprit been caught?
What is Creon’s attitude toward the sentry?
Creon, of course, blames the sentry for burying Polynices, and the sentry complains about the dangers of rulers who judge poorly. The sentry is free to say such things at this point, because he has nothing to lose.
Why is the sentry afraid to tell Creon that Polyneices has been buried?
The sentry is afraid that Creon might accuse him for being the one who buried Polyneices.
How does Creon feel about the burial of Eteocles?
How does Creon feel about the burial of Polynieces? The audience knows Antigone buried Polynieces but Creon doesn’t.
Who has sentry captured and brought to Creon?
1. Who has the sentry captured and brought before King Creon? The sentry brought Antigone, the king’s niece, to Creon.
Who has the sentry captured?
The sentry has captured Antigone and she was brought before the king.
Why is the sentry so nervous when he talks to the new king?
Why is the sentry so fearful? The sentry is telling Creon of the burial of Polynice’s body. Creon did not want him to have a proper burial but someone buried him anyway. The sentry is fearful because he does not want Creon to get mad at him because he is not involved in this at all.
Who is the tragic hero in Antigone?
Creon
Creon is often mentioned as the tragic hero in Antigone, the third of the Theban plays.