Question

As Antigone prepares to enter the cavern, why does she make an allusion to Niobe, a woman whose pride was punished by the gods?

a. Like Niobe, Antigone must suffer a lonely end.
b. Like Niobe, Antigone has offended the gods.
c. Like Niobe, Antigone is born of heaven.
d. Like Niobe, Antigone receives praise from the Chorus.

Answer 1

a. Like Niobe, Antigone must suffer a lonely end.

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Answer 2

The correct answer is A, both of them were punished by the gods for their pride to 'suffer a lonely end'.