PLEASE HURRY~ THXS In Antigone, Antigone argues with Creon during Scene 2.

Why does Sophocles include this argument?

to show that Antigone acted mercifully in giving her brother a burial, but Creon's lack of mercy leads to his and Antigone's downfall

to show that only the gods are capable of mercy, which is why Creon and Antigone are given opportunities to avoid their downfalls

to show that both Creon and Antigone acted mercifully, but Creon's excessive mercy is the source of his downfall

to show that neither Antigone nor Creon is capable of acting mercifully, which leads to both of their downfalls

Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way