Answer:
The commons stand in terror of thy frown,
And dare not utter aught that might offend,But I can overhear their muttered plaints,Know how the people mourn this maiden doomed
Explanation:
Option A is the correct answer because it shows Haemon's reasonable nature seeing that it is quite different from the stance of his stubborn father Creon.
In the lines, he tells his father that he should listen to the people even though the citizens are too scared to air their opinions aloud but they are less than happy with the treatment of Antigone and they are in solidarity with her. Haemon tries to reason with his father by letting him know the displeasure of the people and that he should listen to them.
<span>It was Higgins who said these lines: "The police shall take you up. This is a plant—a plot to extort money by threats. I shall telephone for the police.
Higgins said the lines above to bully Doolittle. Thus, the answer is the first option,
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