Read the excerpt from "the royal house of thebes." some hours later, creon in the palace was startled by a shout, "against your orders polyneices has been buried." he hurried out to be confronted with the guards he had set on the dead body and with antigone. "this girl buried him," they cried. "we saw her. a thick dust-storm gave her her chance. when it cleared, the body had been buried and the girl was making an offering to the dead." "you knew my edict? " creon asked. "yes," antigone replied. "and you transgressed the law? " "your law, but not the law of justice who dwells with the gods," antigone said. "the unwritten laws of heaven are not of today nor yesterday, but from all time." which universal theme is best represented in the excerpt? a. children make sacrifices for their parents. b. women can be capable leaders. c. morality outweighs human laws. d. parents make sacrifices for their children.

The correct answer is C. Morality outweighs human laws.

King Creon ordered Polyneices not to be buried because he had betrayed his own country. Antigone went against his orders and buried Polyneices because in Greek culture, a burial is necessary for a soul to have peace in the afterlife. She felt that his betrayal did not justify divine punishment.

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monkey investigator

explanation:

he looks like one

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