T. 6. Lines 201–211: Decipher the rich figurative language in these lines and infer what it must have been like around the Proctors’ house.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Read this excerpt from patrick henry's speech ''give me liberty or give me death.'' what is the main idea of the text

What is the meaning of 'aesthetic'?