Which passage below has the most critical tone?
a
on the train, the man slowly clipped his fingernails. he focused on the task,
beginning with his pinky finger and finishing with his thumb.
b
on the train, the tired, old man began clipping his fingernails. he was trying to
distract himself from his loneliness by focusing on this one small task, moving
from pinky to thumb.
c
the man-right in the middle of the crowded train-began to clip his long, yellow
fingernails. he did it slowly, as if he didn't even care that a dozen other people
could see and hear him.
d
the man on the train clipped his fingernails. it took him 2 minutes and 8 seconds.
he started on his pinky and finished with his thumb. when he was finished, he put
the clippers back into his jacket pocket.

How does the poem "the lady of shalott" by alfred, lord tennyson convey the position of victorian women? a curse is on her if she stay to look down to camelot. she knows not what the curse may be, and so she weaveth steadily, and little other care hath she, the lady of shalott. and moving thro' a mirror clear that hangs before her all the year, shadows of the world appear. there she sees the highway near winding down to camelot: there the river eddy whirls, and there the surly village churls, and the red cloaks of market girls, pass onward from shalott. a. most victorian women were restricted to their homes. b. victorian women were confined to domestic duties. c. most victorian women worked hard but were often bored. d. victorian women employed themselves by weaving.