Why do you think John keeps saying that he means to please Elizabeth? They are newlyweds
He feels bad for her because she is sick
He is trying to make up for cheating on her
She had accused him of not pleasing her

He had an affair.

Explanation:

He is trying really hard to make up for it.

d. murder of a son and cooking the son for a feast

procne murdered her son and served him to tereus, her husband and her son's father. she did this out of revenge. tereus raped her sister, philomela, and cut her tongue out to keep her from talking. philomela managed to communicate it to procne and procne sought revenge.

tantalus murdered his son and fed him to the gods because he was angry with the gods. the gods punished him by putting him in a pool of water that evaporates when he tries to drink and having fruit hang just out of his reach.

the answer is culture