Answer:
D. Neither of the above
Explanation:
Central Idea means the main idea of a story/text. All stories, if not most, have a central idea whether or not they are nonfiction.
I believe the answer is D) with his cunning tricks. Beowulf and his army pretended to be asleep when Grendel came, when in fact they were awake and waited for him to come so that they can kill him.
A isn't correct because no sword could hurt Grendel.
B isn't correct because no mocking words were said.
C isn't correct because no magic was used.
I believe the theme of Antigone that the above events reflect is the path of morality versus the path of civil law and order.
She felt the need to give her brother a proper burial, regardless of the laws Creon may have imposed on the citizens.
Actually its an adjective