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Why Does Creon Bury Antigone Alive

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Why does Antigone feel it is her duty to bury Polyneices why doesnt Ismene. Despite her uncles decree Antigone buries Polyneices and is sentenced by Creon to be buried alive. Creon S Refusal To Bury Polyneices And The Consequences After Ancient Literature In many respects he is not evil for doing what he doesrefusing burial to one brotherbecause he is committed to rational law rather than complex human emotion. . Creon is untrusting of the citizens of Thebes and does not feel secure in his position as King. The gods rejected all prayers and sacrifices further polluting the land and dubbing it a rotten land. Was Antigone buried alive. Why is Antigone buried alive in a stone tomb. He says Polyneices must not be buried and anyone who does bury him or defy the decree will die Who did Creon give a proper burial for. Antigones insistence on her desire in face of state power brings ruin into Thebes and to Creon specifically. ...