Which statement best describes the effect perseus's conversation with the king (in which the king tells perseus to get medusa's head) has on perseus? a. perseus is filled with a desire to get revenge on the king. b. perseus regrets the fact that he spoke without thinking. c. perseus loses faith in the gods' ability to him. d. perseus decides that he's not interested in marrying the princess after all.

I'll would go with c, from what i remember from the movie Clash of Titans

taking into account that a theme is the central topic a text treats and can be developed through a story, play, poem etc. the following are themes that can be further developed:  

my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. (the story could be about each of the unususal interests)

once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. (it could be developed detailing how each of these sheepdogs lay around)

a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. (it could be developed detailing the different effect upon people)

innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. (it could be developed detailing how is a world full of corruption)

king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. (it is just a sentence and doesnt give any idea or topic to be discussed in details.

evil often wears the disguise of innocence. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

it about a duaghter

explanation: sorry thats all i could give i cant see the passage really