Read the excerpt from act iii, scene iv of romeo and juliet.
capulet: monday! ha, ha! well, wednesday is too soon;
o’ thursday let it be: o’ thursday, tell her,
she shall be married to this noble earl.
will you be ready? do you like this haste?
we’ll keep no great ado; a friend or two;
for, hark you, tybalt being slain so late,
it may be thought we held him carelessly,
being our kinsman, if we revel much.
therefore we’ll have some half a dozen friends,
and there an end. but what say you to thursday?
paris: my lord, i would that thursday were to-morrow.
based on this dialogue, how does paris feel about marrying juliet?
a. he is thrilled about having a large wedding.
b. he is only marrying her to satisfy her father.
c. he is eager to marry her as soon as possible.
d. he is hopeful that he can avoid the wedding.

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next

What is the subject matter of the book a long way gone by ishmael beah? a. beah's experience as a boy soldier b. the life of a child kidnapped into slavery c. a story about the civil war in nigeria d. a novel about a fictional hero of war select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

How do "the jilting of granny weatherall" and "the love somg of j alfred prufrock" differ?