Why is the rule of three commonly featured in stories?

because three is an odd number.

because it allows tension to be created, built up, and released.

because it allows stories to be a proper length.

because good and bad things always happen in threes.

Why does henry david thoreau think imprisonment is ineffective?

How do the soldiers' feelings about macbeth in act i differ from their laterfeelings about him in act v? a. in act i, theymere jealous of his rise to power; in act v, they feelsorry for him and the burdens he bears. b. in act i, they think he is a bully; in act v, they believe he will make agood king if given enough time to rule. c. in act i, they think he is brave and honorable; in act v, they think heis an insane tyrant who must be defeated. d. in act i, they are frightened of his fierceness; in act v, they areafraid of what horrible crimes he will commit next.

According to the study, what made jonathan swift distrust the assumption most english people of his era made about the superiority of their own race and culture?