1).read the excerpt from "the story of a warrior queen."

after boadicea had been so cruelly and unjustly treated, she burned with anger against the romans. her heart was full only of thoughts of revenge. she called her people together, and, standing on a mound of earth so that they could see and hear her, she made a speech to them. she told them first how shamefully the romans had behaved to her, their queen. then, like caractacus, she reminded them how their forefathers had fought against julius caesar, and had driven the romans away for a time at least. "is it not better to be poor and free than to have great wealth and be slaves? " she asked. "and the romans take not only our freedom but our wealth. they want to make us both slaves and beggars. let us rise. o brothers and sisters, let us rise, and drive these robbers out of our land! let us kill them every one! let us teach them that they are no better than hares and foxes, and no match for greyhounds! we will fight, and if we cannot conquer, then let us die—yes, every one of us—die rather than submit."

how does the archetype presented in the excerpt support the universal theme of freedom above life?

a).boadicea's warrior archetype leads her to fight the romans and die if necessary.
b).boadicea's rebel archetype results in her seeking revenge against the romans.
c).boadicea's sage archetype makes her impart wisdom to people in her community.
d).boadicea's villain archetype makes her want to steal money from the romans.

2).read the excerpt from "the royal house of thebes."

ismene weeping came from the palace to stand with her sister. "i 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.

how does the archetype of tragic heroine reveal the universal theme?

a).antigone sacrifices herself for her beliefs, but will not sacrifice her sister as well. this reveals the universal theme of taking responsibility for one's actions.

b).antigone thinks that her sister is a coward and will not let creon assume that ismene is also brave. this reveals the universal theme of taking responsibility for one's actions.
c).antigone tells the bystanders that she is dying for the laws of the gods. this reveals the universal theme that pride goes before a fall.
d).antigone refuses to allow creon to believe that ismene is as brave as she is. this reveals the universal theme that pride goes before a fall.

Realism was a fairly influential and widespread literary movement in the united states in the latter half of the nineteenth century. which american writer is among the pioneers of american realism? a. ernest hemingway b. f. scott fitzgerald c. j. d. salinger d. mark twain

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