TIME REMAINING
57:29
Which theme do the two passages have in common?
Read the excerpts from "The Royal House of Thebes" and "
The Story of a Warrior Queen."
"You knew my edict?" Creon asked. "Yes, "Antigone replied.
"And you transgressed the law?" "Your law, but not the lajv of
Justice who dwells with the gods, "Antigone said. "The
unwritten laws of heaven are not of today nor yesterday, but
from all time."
The law of the gods is higher than human law.
Cleverness is better than strength.
One must follow one's own moral code, no matter the
price.
Breaking the rules gets you into trouble.
"The Royal House of Thebes"
But although the Romans were clever, they sometimes did
stupid things. They thought very little of their own women,
and they did not understand that many of the women of
Britain were as brave and as wise as the men, and quite as
difficult to conquer.
-"The Story of a Warrior Queen"