In the beginning of william shakespeare's play, much ado about nothing, beatrice and benedick despise each other. and both disdain romantic love. they both declare that thet will never marry. but then their friends trick them into believing they both love eachother, and in the end, they truly fall in love and marry one another.

what effect does this sequence of events most likely have on the text?

a. it creates foreshadowing about how the friends will trick beatrice and benedick

b. it creates surprise that a man and a woman do not believe in romantic love

c. it creates mystery surrounding the hatred between beatrice and benedic

d. it creates humor and surprise that the once enemies fell in love and marry

Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of the text. in “letter from birmingham jail,” martin luther king, jr., presents the idea that american history includes african americans, too; that is, african americans can claim the same historical heritage as white americans. at the time, this was a radical idea. how does king develop this theme? select each correct answer. he points out the many ways that african americans have contributed to the culture of america. he describes how african americans were present “before plymouth rock” and through many key moments in american history. he argues that african americans would have participated in more events of american history if white americans had been willing to include them. he makes connections between the american fight for independence from britain and the civil rights movement.