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Read the excerpt from "The Royal House of
Thebes
Antigone and Ismene heard with homor what Creon
had decided. To Ismene, shocking as it was,
overwhelming her with anguish for the pitiful dead
body and the lonely, homeless soul, it seemed.
nevertheless, that nothing could be done except to
acquiesce to accept without protest]. She and
Antigone were utterly alone. All Thebes was exulting.
that the man who had brought war upon them
should be thus tembly punished. "We are women,"
she told her sister "We must obey. We have no
strength to defy the State." "Choose your own part."
Antigone said. "I go to bury the brother I love." "You
are not strong enough." Ismene cried. "Why, then
when my strength fails," Antigone answered, "I will
give up." She left her sister; Ismene dared not follow
her
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How does Antigone's action as a rebel reveal the
universal theme?
O It shows that she is tired of being alone, revealing
that loneliness is difficult for people to handle.
O It shows that she can break the rules for her
principles, revealing that women are as capable as
-men:
O It shows that she does not side with her sister
revealing that families should stick together
O It shows that she pities Ismene, revealing that
understanding leads to right action.
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