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how does longfellow’s poem "the warning" show the influence of the story of sampson?

it contrasts sampson’s weaknesses as a leader with the strength of the people of the commonweal.

it highlights the similarities between systems of justice in the present and in the past.

it compares the fate of the philistines to the potential fate of a country that supports slavery.

it stresses the idea that throughout time people have been unjustly imprisoned for their beliefs.

Why did the author of "how to jump-start a car battery" choose to use this image?

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.

"the beginning of the massai" which excerpt best justifies this conclusion