What does Antigone mean when she says, "O Oedipus, father and brother! Your marriage strikes from the grave to murder mine."? She believes that her fate is due in part to the curse caused by her father's actions. She knows that she can never have children because incest has made her sterile and unable to conceive. She feels a deeper sympathy toward her mother and father now that she herself is near death. She believes that the ghost of her father still haunts her, and because he is evil, he wants her to be unhappy.

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d.c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d.c.