Answer: Championed
Explanation:
Reinforced means to make something stronger, empathized means to understand the feeling of another, recommended means to suggest something, and champion means to fight for or defend.
D.by contrasting the plights of Oedipus's unfortunate sons, Eteocles and Polyneices
im pretty sure that's right I hope it is :)
Answer:
Sharpening this pencil is pointless.
Explanation:
A pun is a play on words
It is a direct quotation :)