2)She believes that Creon is cruel and is going to punish her no matter what.
It isn't certain, but since the strap was usually made of goat-skin, it could have been a symbol of fertility. By striking the women (often on the wrists) with it, it was said to ensure fertility, easy childbirth, and good health for them.
1. Hyphens are used to join words, indicate pauses, and to seperate syllables. However, they are not usually used with prefixes.
2. That is true.
3. Man and eating, because when joined by a hyphen, it is man-eating which is a word commonly seen in literary books and magazines.
