Which of the following is the best summary of the first half of antigone?
antigone and ismene discuss the piteous plight of their family. antigone informs ismene of creon's decision to forbid proper rites of burial
for their brother polynelces. she also tells ismene that she plans to renounce the king's orders. ismene warns antigone against defying creon
and jeopardizing her life, but antigone is adamant. she gets caught in the act of burying polyneices and is brought before creon, who asks
her to relent. she refuses, and he sentences her to death
antigone begins at the height of the battle of thebes. that battle pits antigone's father, oedipus, against her uncle creon. jocasta, antigone's
mother, can't bear the burden of seeing her family turn on each other, and she hangs herself. oedipus blinds himself in grief over losing his
mother and renounces his throne. he condemns himself to a life of exile, accompanied by his daughters, antigone and ismene.
at the outset of antigone, the city of thebes is ravaged with plague and bloodshed. antigone knows that the plague is in part because of her
incestuous bloodline. she attempts to rid the city of its troubles by urging her father, oedipus, to renounce the throne and leave the city
behind in peace. however, antigone's brothers, eteocles and polyneices, have different plans. they oppose antigone by trying to maintain
their father's position as head of state.
antigone and ismene are deeply dismayed that their brothers, eteocles and polyneices, have declared war on each another. they plead with
their gracious uncle king creon to call off the battle and save both their brothers' lives. creon does his best to comply with his nieces' wishes
but he is only able to save polyneices. this failure enrages antigone, who blames creon for eteocles' demise. she vows revenge on creon and
wishes doom on the city of thebes.

21) this excerpt involves david, who travels with an inventor named perry. they test their experimental invention, a vehicle that burrows into the earth's crust. which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans are not always reliable guides. b) humans desire wealth and a life of ease. c) humans are drawn to explore and experiment. d) humans attempt to conquer and control nature. 22) which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans desire to control nature. b) humans are frightened by nature. c) humans are fascinated by nature. d) humans cannot understand nature. 23) 8 “what do you mean perry? ” i cried. “do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven? ” suppose the author changed section eight as listed below. 8 “perry, i have to object! ” i cried. “you don't think that we are dead, and this is heaven, do you? ” which correctly identifies the author's meaning for the word object? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word object. a) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a noun and means a goal or purpose. b) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a verb and means to express or feel disapproval. c) you would stress the first and second syllable because the word is a verb and means to modify an adjective. d) you would stress the first syllable because the word is a noun and means a thing that has a finite, physical form. 24) 2 together we stepped out to stand in silent contemplation of a landscape at once weird and beautiful. before us a low and level shore stretched down to a silent sea. as far as the eye could reach the surface of the water was dotted with countless tiny isles—some of towering, barren, granitic rock—others resplendent in gorgeous trappings of tropical vegetation, myriad starred with the magnificent splendor of vivid blooms. 3 behind us rose a dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns intermingled with the commoner types of a primeval tropical forest. huge creepers depended in great loops from tree to tree, dense under-brush overgrew a tangled mass of fallen trunks and branches. upon the outer verge we could see the same splendid coloring of countless blossoms that glorified the islands, but within the dense shadows all seemed dark and gloomy as the grave. which most completely analyzes this excerpt for a comment about life? a) beauty is kind and inviting. b) nature is evil and forbidding. c) there is no risk in following beauty. d) what appears beautiful can also be deadly.

The significant structural shift that happens between chapters 21 and 22 is

What is the speaker telling the grecian urn in these lines from “ode on a grecian urn”? he wishes the urn could talk so he could hear its stories. he knows the urn will still be around for others to see after he is dead. he fears that when he gets old, the urn will suffer because nobody else will take care of it. he wishes the people frozen on the urn could warm up and come to life.