Which of the following lines from antigone shows a result of creon’s change in fortune, or his peripeteia?
a. second messenger:
thy [creon’s] wife, the mother of thy dead son here,
lies stricken by a fresh inflicted blow.
b. chorus:
i have no comfort. what he saith,
portends no other thing than death.
c. creon:
therefore, my guards who let her [antigone] stay
shall smart full sore for their delay.
d. creon:
what, would you [the chorus] have us at our age be schooled,
lessoned in prudence by a beardless boy [haemon]?

A.SECOND MESSENGER:

Thy [Creon’s] wife, the mother of thy dead son here,

Lies stricken by a fresh inflicted blow.

Creon is one of the main characters in the play Antigone. Completely (and reluctantly) dedicated to the state, Creon ends up being harmed by Antigone's insistence on doing what she believes is right. In this excerpt, we see that Creon has now lost his family, as his wife and son have died. This shows that Creon has had a change in fortune, or peripeteia.

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