Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative. read this excerpt from “about russell” by rita williams-garcia. when he did speak, it was in a monotone, his eyes fixed elsewhere. how does the word monotone affect the tone of this excerpt? it supports a tone of deep distress. it creates a tone of confidence. it conveys a tone of disengagement. it suggests a tone of commitment.

D, It conveys a tone of disengagement.

It conveys a tone of disengagement.

Explanation:

As the excerpt expresses the way in which the person talked it was a monotone, with eyes fixed somewhere else, like no paying attention and disconnected from the reality that surrounded her. That is why the excerpt conveys a tone of disengagement when it says that it spoke in a monotone.

the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

explanation:

you can infer that to folke dude was spying for allied nations