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

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

Step-by-step 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.

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