Read the excerpt from "the royal house of thebes." some hours later, creon in the palace was startled by a shout, "against your orders polyneices has been buried." he hurried out to be confronted with the guards he had set on the dead body and with antigone. "this girl buried him," they cried. "we saw her. a thick dust-storm gave her her chance. when it cleared, the body had been buried and the girl was making an offering to the dead." "you knew my edict? " creon asked. "yes," antigone replied. "and you transgressed the law? " "your law, but not the law of justice who dwells with the gods," antigone said. "the unwritten laws of heaven are not of today nor yesterday, but from all time." which archetypes best describe antigone? select two options. the sage the coward the tragic heroine the rebel the villain

Answer : Option C) The Tragic heroine and Option D) The rebel.

Explanation : It is clear from the above excerpt that antigone was the girl who has the power to stand against the law of justice. She is not afraid of anyone, she is fearless and similar to a rebel. She seems to be a tragic heroine as she witnessed the death but stood strong enough to stand up again and fight.

CORRECT ANSWERS: C & D ( The tragic heroine, and the rebel)

Which archetypes best describe Antigone? Select two options.

A. the sage

B. the coward

C. the tragic heroine

D. the rebel

E. the villain

The correct answers would be (C) the tragic heroine, even though Antigone is the hero in this story it is still a tragic. Because, the hero goes through sad tragedies throughout the whole story. Then (D) would also be correct because, Antigone doesn't follow the law. By buried her beloved brother she broke the law. So she would also be "The rebel"

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