In the portion of the passage when the Sentry returns to Creon, bringing the transgressor, Antigone. The governing mtaphor in the passage is that Antigone let our a sharp, peircing cry, like a bird returning to its nest. The fact that Antigone denied nothing made it all the more clear and reliable as to why Antigone would transgress. The comaparison to a bird represents that Antigone was absent mided before, and wanted to be able to care for her "baby", Polynices. When a baby is taken from a nest or harmed in any way, a bird lets out a cry because it wants to help its baby. Similarly, Antigone returned t the spot where she buried Polynices, and he was gone, so Antigone tried to find him and let out a peircing cry during her search. This is a significant moment for the rest of the book because it represents all the things that happen to Antigone over the course of this play. Antigone is then interrogated by Creon and sent to a death sentence. Antigone, although she does not want to die accepts death, and take herself to death by hanging herself. She decided that she was to remain absent minded aftr all, even though she tried to be a feminest.
- Rahul Verma
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