Thebes is ultimately victorious, but Eteocles & Polyneices kill each other. Polyneices' dying words express his wish to be buried in his home city, but Creon decrees that anyone who buries any of the 6 dead enemy leaders—including Polyneices—will be put to death. Antigone, now back in Thebes, is horrified & defies the law, burying her brother. True to his word, Creon executes her.
a) The Battle of Thebes
b) The Tragic End of Polyneices
c) Creon's Decree
d) Antigone's Defiance
