Answer:
I just did this assignment, the answer is A
Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.
Jack. . . . Old Mr. Thomas Cardew, who adopted me when I was a little boy, made me in his will guardian to his grand-daughter, Miss Cecily Cardew. Cecily, who addresses me as her uncle from motives of respect that you could not possibly appreciate, lives at my place in the country under the charge of her admirable governess, Miss Prism.
Algernon. Where is that place in the country, by the way?
Jack. That is nothing to you, dear boy. You are not going to be invited . . .
By refusing to let Algernon meet Cecily, what character trait does Jack display?
protectiveness
mischievousness
jealousy
<span>compassion
The answer is </span>protectiveness
Answer and Explanation:
In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Oberon is the king of the fairies. His wife is Titania, queen of the fairies. <u>Oberon wants to bless Theseus' house to bring luck. Theseus will marry Hippolyta, and Oberon wants to make sure they will be happy and that their future babies will be beautiful and fortunate. In the end, he blesses other couples in the play as well, and promises they will all stay in love and be happy.</u>
