Read the excerpt and then answer the question that follows. "wake duncan with thy knocking! i would thou couldst! " what does macbeth mean? a.) he wishes duncan were only sleep and not dead. b.) he fears duncan will wake and catch him in the act. c.) he hopes that duncan will wake and prevent the murder. d.) he desperately wants to save duncan from bleeding to death.

The following line from "the story of an hour" provides mrs. mallard's view of marriage: "there would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature."which word emphasizes male dominance in marriage?

In the conclusion of the radio broadcast war of the worlds, orson welles:

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.