Read the excerpts from "The Royal House of Thebes"
and "The Story of a Warrior Queen."
Ismene weeping came from the palace to stand with
her sister. "I helped do it," she said. But Antigone would
not have that. "She had no share in it," she told Creon.
And she bade her sister say no more. "Your choice was
to live," she said, "mine to die."
As she was led away to death, she spoke to the
bystanders.
Behold me, what I suffer
Because I have upheld that which is high.
-"The Royal House of Thebes"
What qualities of the tragic heroine do both of these
passages reveal? Select three options.
They both show the main character sacrificing her life
for her principles.
They both show the main character breaking rules to
follow her own moral code.
They both show the main character experiencing a
downfall and awaiting death.
They both show moments in the main characters
experiences that evoke pity.
They both show the main character revealing wisdom
to people around her
Then taking a golden cup in her hands, "Drink," she
said gently.
The eldest daughter obeyed proudly and gladly, but the
younger one was afraid. "Must I mother?" she asked
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