Blindness, both literal and figurative, is a recurring theme in Sophocles’s Oedipus trilogy. How does Sophocles depict this theme in Antigone? A.
He juxtaposes Creon, who is figuratively blind to the gods’ laws, with Teiresias, who is literally blind but can see and communicate the will of the gods.
B.
He contrasts Ismene with Antigone, by portraying Ismene as figuratively blind to her family’s woes, unlike Antigone.
C.
He shows that Antigone is figuratively blind to the just laws of her uncle, King Creon.
D.
He shows that Haemon is figuratively blinded by his anger toward his father when he attempts to kill his father.

Read the excerpt from chapter 18 in frankenstein. alas! to me the idea of an immediate union with my elizabeth was one of horror and dismay. i was bound by a solemn promise which i had not yet fulfilled and dared not break, or if i did, what manifold miseries might not impend over me and my devoted family! could i enter into a festival with this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground? i must perform my engagement and let the monster depart with his mate before i allowed myself to enjoy the delight of a union from which i expected peace. examine this excerpt to analyze the way the author’s choice of words adds to the meaning and impacts the tone of this portion of frankenstein. what does victor mean when he talks about “this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground”? how do these words affect the tone at this point in the story? use examples and evidence from the text to support your analysis. frankenstein chapter 18