Answer:
The excerpts which show that Queen Elizabeth's response to the Parliament's request was rhetoric are:
1. The realm shall not remain destitute of any heir that may be a fit governor, and peradventure more beneficial to the realm.
2. For though I be never so careful of your well-doing, and mind ever so to be, yet may my issue grow out of kind, and become perhaps ungracious.
Explanation:
Queen Elizabeth responded to the parliament quite persuasively. She appeals using logos to persuade the audience and make her point clear to them. She convinces them that she is capable enough to rule alone. She appeals them to give her strength.
She said that Parliament should not worry that she is not married or doesn't have any child. Having one doesn't guarantee that the heir would be competent enough to rule. She is herself quite capable to rule effectively and is a capable leader.
Dew transforms ordinary objects into beautiful things.
(B). It makes readers more comfortable with the idea of reading the essay if they can view it as if it were their own words
The correct option is the first option: the similarities in the wording.
When you want to compare passages, you have to focus on similarities between them.
The other options are not correct because the origins of the authors and the dates the texts were written are not relevant when comparing PASSAGES. Moreover, the last option is not correct because it highlights the differences the passages have and the instruction states you should COMPARE the passages. This means doing the exact opposite of spotting differences.
