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
viold Will you follow me mon?" and of course the
How are the themes presented in these two passages
similar?
O They both express the theme that women are as
capable as men.
O They both express the theme of loyalty to one's
country.
O They both express the theme that divine law comes
above mdal law.
O They both express the theme that family ties are
stronger than political ones.
