Which of the statements below led to the popularity of romances in the medieval period? a. a new interest in the literature of celtic origin. b. the romantic capers of the knights of the time. c. the demand for lighthearted entertainment. d. the similarity of romances to anglo-saxon epic poetry

C. the demand for lighthearted entertainment.

Explanation:

Often in humans history art, specially art cosumed by an audience survives according to what the people wants to consume, in the medieval times it was the first time that the artists started living from what the audience would pay them, so the people needed entertainment in a different way than they were used to, the biblical plays and historical performances, so romances became the most popular form of plays for the people that wanted to have a little fun and escape reality for a while.

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.