His brother, fell before his feet, and cried, "thy claim all men allow: o come, our lord and king be thou." but ráma nobly chose to be observant of his sire’s decree. he placed his sandals in his hand a pledge that he would rule the land: and bade his brother turn again. then bharat, finding prayer was vain, the sandals took and went away; nor in ayodhyá would he stay. but turned to nandigráma, where he ruled the realm with watchful care, still longing eagerly to learn tidings of ráma’s safe return. bharat is characterized as a(n) . spineless ineffective envious reluctant

Bharat is characterized as a reluctant king.

Explanation:

When Bharat comes to be the king due to his mother's wishes he was not really peased on do it so, He tried to convinced the current king to stay and continue governing the land, as his request was turned down with a negative, he accepted his destiny for the following years but in a reluctant way, and it was considered that kind of king.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

explanation:

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