Why do you think Earth’s plates move on the surface?

What effect is achieved by the use of the phrase "as the devil would have it" in the second sentence?

In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the deathbed whereon it must expire consumed with that which it was nourished by. which theme do these lines best support? a. all people grow old and die. b. in old age, people grow like a fire. c. flames turn everything to ash d. fire glows and burns

Which part of speech stands in place of a noun? pronoun preposition conjunction adjective