Answer: c. imagery, dialogue, and characterization instead of plot and language
Explanation: when comparing themes, consider similarities and differences between the themes and how they are expresses. Similarity: poetry and fiction have the commonality of plot to reveal theme, differences: imagery&dialogue reveal a lot about theme in poetry:), but not as much in fiction
In order to answer this question, one must think about the time period. This is long before women had jobs outside of the home. They were expected to care for the home and the children, take care of the needs of their husband, and be seen, not heard. Keeping those characteristics in mind and reading through all the answers, the only logical answer would be the first one: In the 1800s, women were expected to be submissive to men (do what they are told to do by the man), and Nora was discovering that Helmer has taken advantage of that.
She could not believe that such a violent (or vile) act would be committed.
The answer is:
Machiavelli forces readers to carefully consider the meanings of the words merciful and mercy.
In the passage from "The Prince," the author Niccolò Machiavelli mentions the words mercy and merciful intending to make readers contemplate their meanings with special circumspection. Thus, <em>mercy </em>is compassion towards somebody one can hurt or punish, and <em>merciful </em>means benevolent. In that respect, Machiavelli suggests that an unsympathetic ruler can preserve power rather than a compassionate one.
