... a proper burial. There is a battle between Creon's two nephews, Eteocles and Polyneices. Eteocles died while serving his country, Polyneices, on the other hand, was labeled a traitor. Creon declares an edict that no one will bury the body of Polyneices. His corpse is supposed to rot in the hot sun or be eaten by wild animals. "Polyneices, I say, is to have no burial: no man ... fire Recoils from our offering, their birds of omen Have no cry of comfort, for they are gorged With the thick blood of the dead. (Scene V 25-32) Creon knows that Tiresias" prophesies are not wrong. "Creon recogn...

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