Undarline the word(s) in each sentence that add color, interest, orexcitement. some are nouns or adjectives, others are verbs, andothers are adverbs.1. aung san suu kyi reigns as a political hero inmyanmar (the country formerly known as burma).2. she led a quiet life at oxford university inengland until her mother became ill.3. aung san suu kyi returned to burma in 1988to nurse her dying mother.4. while she was there, she courageously spoke outin favor of democracy at political rallies.5. a believer in nonviolence, she bravely facedsoldiers with rifles.6. the burmese government crushed thepro-democracy movement and tortured and killed many protestors.7. in 1990 aung san suu kyi's political party easily won a majorityof votes, but the existing government refused to step down.8. she was arrested and confined to her house, unable to returnto her husband and children in england.9. her husband, a victim of cancer, was refused permissionto see his wife before he died.10. because of her belief in democracy and her painful personalsacrifices for the cause, aung san suu kyi was given the nobelprize for peace.

1. in creon’s first words to the chorus, what are the “storms” that threatened to destroy the ship of state?   polynices’ invation of the city with foreign armies was the “storms” eteocles and polynices decided to switch the crown every year, but after eteocles’ first year decided not to share it with polynices. polynices joined forces with foreign armies to invade the city and tried to take the crown from his brother, where he and eteocles killed each other   2. examine creon’s opening speech. what are his concerns? how does he feel about the city and its citizens? what are his motivations for banning the burial of polyneices? what would drive creon to place the concerns of the collective citizens over those of his family?   in creon’s opening speech, his concerns are to count on his citizens to rule. in addition, he wanted to give a clear message by not giving a proper burial to polyneices, if creon gave a proper burial to polyneices his people would think that he was an allied to the foreign forces that invaded the city and threatened the peace of his people.   creon placed the concerns of the collective citizens because he has no use for those who put individual concerns over the needs of his people 3. pay attention to creon’s speech at the beginning of the scene. what does creon think someone’s first loyalty should be and what comes second? do you think he is correct under some conditions? do you think he is wrong in some conditions? explain those conditions. creon thinks someone’s first loyalty should be with the concerns of the collective citizens and second comes our individual wants. i think he is correct because true loyalty takes place in the benefits of many not of a few.   4. what news is the sentry reluctant to deliver?   the sentry is reluctant to say that polyneices had a burial. 5. who does the chorus suggest might have done this?   the chorus suggests that the gods have done that 6. what is creon’s reaction and who does creon think is responsible? creon reacted abruptly and thinks it was a man who bribed his guard to bury polyneices