Antigone Questions on Apostrophe
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Why does Antigone refer to her tomb as her "vaulted bride-bed"?
Antigone refers to her tomb as her "vaulted bride-bed" because, sentenced to be walled up alive for defying Creon, she is metaphorically "marrying" death. This phrase signifies her acceptance of her...
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To whom is Antigone speaking when she says, "O tomb, vaulted bride-bed in eternal rock, soon I shall be with my own...
Antigone is speaking to her tomb when she says, "O tomb, vaulted bride-bed in eternal rock, soon I shall be with my own again." This is an example of an apostrophe, where she addresses the inanimate...