Which excerpt from "How Should One Read a Book?" best states the author's purpose?

Answers:

A— Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it
shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices.

B— But if you open your mind as widely as possible, then signs and hints of almost imperceptible fineness, from the twist and
turn of the first sentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other

C— Thus to go from one great novelist to another from Jane Austen to Hardy, from Peacock to Trollope, from Scott to
Meredith—is to be wrenched and uprooted; to be thrown this way and then that.

D— But a glance at the heterogeneous company on the shelf will show you that writers are very seldom "great artists", far
more often a book makes no claim to be a work of art at all.

Activity construct an argument about a topic, theme, or idea that you read about in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet, act ii or act iii. make sure you create a central claim for your argument that is debatable. provide textual evidence from the play to support your argument. here are some ideas for your essay. notice how each topic is focused and specific. you may write about one of these topics or choose your own focused and specific topic: discuss juliet's level of maturity and compare it to romeo's. compare how the two characters react to the events after their marriage, when romeo is banished from verona. discuss the balcony scene. does the knowledge of romeo and juliet's final fate influence the meaning of the balcony scene or the audience's interpretation of it? discuss the characters of tybalt and romeo as they relate to the theme of family and the theme of love. explain how the character of tybalt develops the theme of family and how the character of romeo develops the theme of romantic love. discuss the character of friar laurence. what motivates him to romeo and juliet to defy their parents? part a choose a topic based on what you read in act ii or act iii of romeo and juliet. then write a thesis statement. part b identify two or three short excerpts from the play as textual evidence to support your thesis statement. part c write a 300-word essay arguing the thesis of your analysis. (i mainly need on part b and c)