1. There are two plots in the Merchant of Venice, the love plot centered on bassanio's venture to win Portia and the bond plot centered on Antonio's indebtedness to Shylock. Consider in what ways Portia's subjection to her father's will-his institution of the casket choice as the test for winning her love-may be regarded as parallel to Antonio's subjection to shylock's bond. How does it chang the significance of the story to make the love test a matter of obedience to a dead father's will?​

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.

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- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

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