Question

What does Antigone explain has happened to her brothers?

a) One brother has died and is being honored by Creon; the other brother has been banished from the city-state of Thebes.
b) Both brothers have died and Creon is providing a great feast to honor his nephews before a funeral.
c) One brother has died and is being given funeral rights; the other brother has died and is forbidden burial.
d) Both brothers have lost in battle and have been ordered to leave the city-state of Thebes with Antigone.

Answer 1

Antigone states that Eteocles has been given funeral rites, while Polyneices has been forbidden from having a proper burial by Creon.

Step-by-step explanation:

Antigone explains that both of her brothers have died. Eteocles has been honored by Creon with funeral rites, while Polyneices has been denied burial, leaving his body to be desecrated by the elements and scavengers. This action by Creon sets the stage for the central conflict in the play, as Antigone defies the king's decree and seeks to bury her brother according to the divine laws.

In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone explains that one brother, Eteocles, has died and is being honored with funeral rites by Creon. The other brother, Polyneices, has died and is forbidden burial by Creon's decree. This is because Polyneices was considered a traitor for attacking Thebes and attempting to overthrow the city and its gods.