Antigone and Ismene heard with horror what Creon had decided. To Ismene, shocking as it was, overwhelming her with anguish for the pitiful dead body and the lonely, homeless soul, it seemed, nevertheless, that nothing could be done except to acquiesce. She and Antigone were utterly alone. All Thebes was exulting that the man who had brought war upon them should be thus terribly punished. "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,”
Edith Hamilton

Please pick one answer for each question

What archetype does Antigone represent?
a. the villan
b. the rebel
c. the sage
What is the universal theme in this passage?
a. outcasts can still succeed
b. women are just as capable as men
c. courage can overcome loneliness
How does Antigone’s archetype reveal the theme?
a. it shows she is very intelligent
b. it shows she can defy society's rules
c. it shows she is a supportive sibling