Which of the following lines from Antigone best reflects the theme of the dangers of pride? My laws, just or unjust, all of my decrees, great or small, must be obeyed.
If I excuse your crime without just punishment, you would be king not I.
The words of proud and arrogant men entangle them in doom
The gods have taught me well: all men must live in pain.

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.