Read the excerpt from Act IV, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence: On Thursday, sir? the time is very short.

Paris: My father Capulet will have it so;

And I am nothing slow to slack his haste.

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Friar Laurence: You say you do not know the lady’s mind:

Uneven is the course, I like it not.

Paris: Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt’s death,

And therefore have I little talk’d of love;

For Venus smiles not in a house of tears.

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Why does Paris’s request create dramatic irony in this scene?

A. because Paris has not expressed his love to Juliet

B. because Friar Laurence has already married Juliet to Romeo

C. because Capulet has already welcomed Romeo into the family

D. because Juliet is still mourning the death of her cousin Tybalt

The answer is B by the way.

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.

Select the correct answerwhat theme is portrayed in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? in reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only inresembling others like themselves, there are damasks dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes-all the things people of a certaiclass have in order to resemble other people of that class. his house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it aseemed to be quite exceptional. he was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit uwhere a tootman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the studyuttering exclamations of delight he conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure. a.the effect of consumerismbw the power of wealthcam keeping up appearances in societyud. wconforming to societal conventionsresetnextil rights reserved.

What inference about haida families can be brawn from the actions foc the sky chief