What purpose does the prologue serve in the text?
A. It updates the audience on the current state of the feud
B. It informs the audience of past and future events in the play.
C. It discusses the reasons behind why the two families hate each other
D. It outlines the themes of the play by describing them.

This statement descri swift wrote gulliver’s travels so he could humorously criticize the government. this statement describes swift’s

Read the excerpt from the odyssey; 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)is fearful of the cyclops. (b)is prideful and overly confident. (c)has been weakened by the cyclops. (d)has regrets about staying on the island.

Read jonathan swift's essay "a modest proposal." note the six numbered arguments that swift makes midway through the essay. write down your analysis and response to his arguments. as you write your response, keep in mind his central themes and ideas in the essay.