Without warning, as if by serendipity, Lucy's mother appeared behind the door and asked Rosa if she would mind helping serve the hot-dogs since she knew the house so much better than anyone else. All the children at the party were delightful, and of course she liked Lucy the best, with her golden birthday crown, leaving Rosa feeling that she had never been so happy in all her life. But the best was yet to come, for after Lucy blew out the candles, Lucy's mother had asked Rosa to help pass the cake around, and Rosa had enjoyed the task immensely. what words from this paragraph 10 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word serendipity
A. without meaning
B. Lucy's mother
C. helping serve
D. much better

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Item 7 shakespeare often puts the audience in a situation where they know more than one of the characters does. how does shakespeare increase the tension in the four-lovers story line by giving the audience information that one or more of the characters does not have? the audience knows that hermia’s father really approves of lysander and there is no need for hermia and lysander to run away. this knowledge builds tension because the audience wonders if hermia and lysander’s relationship will survive a night in the woods. the audience knows that helena really hates hermia and wants to hurt her. this knowledge builds tension when helena tells demetrius of hermia’s plan to run away because the audience wonders if hermia will be caught and punished. the audience knows that lysander and demetrius are under the spell, but helena and hermia do not. this knowledge builds tension and makes the audience eager to see what will happen next. the audience knows that oberon is observing the lovers, but the lovers do not know. this knowledge builds tension because oberon falls in love with helena and decides to become a human so he can marry her.