Most of daniel defoe's novels include major characters who do not belong to the upper class and suffer a life of hardship. what may have the writer to realistically portray such settings for his novel? a. his close friendship with middle- and lower-class people b. his own upbringing in a lower middle-class family c. his own hardships during his frequent visits to prison d. his visits to poorer sections of the city to preach religion

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).

d. cassius cannot believe that a weakling like caesar has become so great.