What does creon's treatment of polyneices tell you about the culture in which antigone lives?

Tells that they were ruled by the power of the king, which was more important than family bonds.

Explanation:

Creon felt like he was doing the right thing because Polyneices fought against his people, his family, and he was a traitor. Creon justified his actions considering them morally right and the best way to show power and control over Thebes.

We can consider Antigone a second class citizen, because she was a woman living in a society ruled by a man, who was the king and male leader of her family, so she could never go against his decree. However, she decided to burier her brother in a proper way and paid with her life.

the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

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