Read the excerpt from gilgamesh: a new english version.
gilgamesh dropped his axe, appalled.
enkidu said, "courage, dear friend,
close your ears to humbaba's curses.
don't listen to a word. slaughter him! now! "
gilgamesh, hearing his beloved friend,
came to himself.
what is the theme of the excerpt?
one should ignore other people's opinions.
battle requires tremendous courage.
soldiers must destroy their enemies.
encouragement offers powerful motivation.

By comparing part 1 and 2 of polar opposites what does it mean by polar opposites

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.

How does the play resolve the conflict between conscience and law? creon acts according to the law, not the conscience of advisors, and is punished. each character chooses familial loyalty over civil obedience and is punished. the deaths of haemon and eurydice fulfill the prophecy. creon sentences antigone to death even though haemon asks him to reconsider.