Which line from “cruel tribute” best supports the idea that ariadne’s actions advance the plot? a. and now they passed close by the palace gate, and in it stood king minos himself, and his daughter ariadne, the fairest of the women of crete. b. ariadne said no more; and yet she thought that she had never seen any one who looked so much like a hero as young theseus. c. all through that night ariadne lay awake and thought of the matchless hero, and grieved that he should be doomed to perish. d. then she gave him a sharp sword, and hid it underneath his cloak, telling him that with it alone could he hope to slay the minotaur.

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.