Which of these develops, explains, illustrates, and supports the main ideas?
the introduction
the subject
the conclusion
the body

The body.

Explanation:

In the body you express the main idea of your essay. You provide all the arguments and explain the idea that was announced in the introduction. This is the main part of every essay so put your attention to it.

i would like to compare these two interpretations of the crucible : 1) eric christ's interretation and wade bradford's interpretation. the main differences between there interretaions is that in the first one you can notice direct link to joseph mccarthy whereas the second one represents how the town is filled with hysteria.the second interpretation shows that author believes that the story   about puritan town in salem is based on actual events while the first example shows the sencible reference to sort of bias.

i believe it is the first option, having taken lessons