Answer: d) Antigone’s status as one of the last surviving women in the house of Oedipus helps motivate her in the play.
Explanation:
Antigone's brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, fought for the throne of Thebes and both died in the conflict. The new king Creon, honors Eteocles by burying him but leaves Polynices on the field to disgrace him.
Antigone vows to bury her brother Polynices in defiance of the law by Creon and draws her motivation to do so from her status as one of the last surviving women in the House of Oedipus.
Answer:
A). I would tell the truth if I'd known it.
Explanation:
The conditional mood of the verb is defined as the verb form that expresses a condition or hypothetical situation under which a consequential action would take place. The first sentence i.e. 'I would tell the truth if I'd known it' displays the conditional mood as it shows the condition('if I'd known the truth') which led to the outcome('I would tell it'). Thus, <u>option A</u> is the correct answer.
Answer:
Benvolio is a comic figure in this excerpt because he makes light of Romeo's heartache.
Explanation:
The romantic comedy play "Romeo and Ju liet" by William Shakespeare revolves around the forbidden/ illegal love of the two young lovers Romeo from the Montague family and Ju liet from the Capulet family. And due to their age-old family feud, they were led to their deaths, choosing love rather than a break-up.
In the given excerpt from Benvolio's speech from Act I scene ii, we see Benvolio making fun of his cousin's heartbreak. Romeo was lovesick with Rosalind and wanted no one else. At this, Benvolio told him they'll go to the Capulet's party and see that the other ladies were more beautiful than his Rosalind, proving that <em>"the swan" </em>is actually a <em>"crow"</em>. This is a comic scene where he made fun of Romeo's heartache.
