Read these lines from macbeth:
the west yet glimmers with some streaks of day:
now spurs the lated traveller apace,
to gain the timely inn; and near approaches
the subject of our watch.

which of the following correctly describes how the word gain is used here?

it suggests an increase of some value.
it suggests earning something.
it suggests reaching a place.
it suggests something owned.

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.