Iwas lying when i said just now that i was a spitefulofficial. i was lying from spite. i was simply amusingmyself with the petitioners and with the officer, and inreality i never could become spiteful. i was consciousevery moment in myself of many, very many elementsabsolutely opposite to that. i felt them positively swarmingin me, these opposite elements. which part of this excerpt most clearly reveals that the narrator hasmonstrous qualities? a. [c]onscious every moment in myself and many, very manyelements absolutely opposite to that. b. i felt them positively swarming in me, these opposite elements. c. [i]n reality i never could become spiteful. d. i was lying when i said just now that i was a spiteful official. i waslying from spite.

The first two chapters of the book scams and swindles are identity theft and auction and ebay frauds. a. scams and swindles should be in quotes because it is the title of a book. b. identify theft should be in quotation marks because it is the title of a book chapter. c. auction and ebay frauds should be in quotation marks because it is the title of a book chapter. d. both b and c select the best answer from the choices provided

Multiple ! in this excerpt from act i, scene vi, of macbeth, duncan praises the atmosphere in the castle and the hospitality of his hostess. identify two reasons that these comments are ironic. duncan: this castle hath a pleasant seat: the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle sense. . . (enter lady macbeth.) duncan: see, see, our honour'd hostess! — the love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we as love. herein i teach you how you shall bid god ild us for your pains, and us for your trouble. he will meet his death in the castle, which he considers a pleasant place. his praise for inverness and his hostess, lady macbeth, is deceptive. duncan secretly plans to give macbeth's title to donalbain. the hostess he praises is actually plotting his murder.

What if the author had used “looked at” instead? punishment would be deemphasized. punishments would be seen as less harsh. the meaning wouldn't change.