“I am your average sometimes-working actor.
O: This line shows the actor being real with the audience. He doesn't try to act like a star but admits his own struggles as a normal actor. It makes him easier to relate to and makes the scene more personal and honest.
leave himout for the birds to peck and the dog-sto chew and the eye to be outraged atevildoers
O: Creon uses very harsh words to showcase how badly he wants to punish Polyneikes. It also shows the big contrast with how Polyneikes and Eteokles are treated.
someone threw dust on it someone did all the required holy
E: In Greek culture, even a small act like prinkling a dust on a body counted as a burial ritual. It shows the respect to the death and was seen as necessary to their souls' peach. That is why Creon is so angry, because even this small act broke his command. https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/death-burial-and-the-afterlife-in-ancient-greece?utm
if Krermfindsoutall thisfromsomebodyelseyou'refinished
Q: Why is this guard more afraid of Creon than of the gods or the laws? Does this show how much power Creon holds over ordinary people?