So by day she'd weave at her great and growing web – by night, by the light of torches placed beside her, she would unravel all she's done. three whole years she deceived us, seduced us with this scheme. who is speaking in the passage above?

Antinous

Explanation:

In this excerpt, Antinous is complaining to Telemachus about Penelope's behaviour. He tells Telemachus that the suitors are very angry at the way Penelope has treated them. He claims that Penelope has promised that she will marry one of the suitors. However, she asked them to wait until she had finished weaving a shroud. They all waited, but Penelope cunningly would weave in the morning, and unravel it at night.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

the answer to the question is d. i took the test a second ago and got a 100 on it. hope this .