Oh god! what could i do? i foamed—i raved—i swore! i swung the chair upon which i had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. it grew louder—louder—louder! and still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled. was it possible they heard not? almighty god! —no, no! they heard! —they suspected! —they knew! —they were making a mockery of my horror! —this i thought, and this i think. but anything was better than this agony! anything was more tolerable than this derision! i could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! i felt that i must scream or die! and now—again! —hark! louder! louder! louder! louder! what features of gothic literature does the excerpt include? check all that apply. irrational behavior a powerful love story an unexplained event growing suspense a happy ending

Throughout this 'coming of age' story, jeanne continues to grow and experience life. which of the following does the author point out as a consequence of her aging? a. her life becomes dull and pointless. b. she is old enough now to fear the future. c. she begins to resent her parents' failures. d. her life is full of bright promises.

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of julius caesar. cassius. am i not stayed for? tell me. cinna. yes, you are. o cassius, if you could but win the noble brutus to our party— cassius. be you content. good cinna, take this paper and look you lay it in the praetor’s chair, where brutus may but find it. and throw this in at his window. set this up with wax upon old brutus’ statue. all this done, repair to pompey’s porch, where you shall find us. is decius brutus and trebonius there? cinna. all but metellus cimber, and he’s gone to seek you at your house. well, i will hie, and so bestow these papers as you bade me. cassius. that done, repair to pompey’s theatre. what is cassius’s motivation for sending brutus the letter? cassius wants to make sure that cinna is on his side. cassius wants to reassure cinna that brutus will follow them. cassius wants to sway brutus to kill caesar. cassius wants to alert brutus about the conspiracy against him.

Who said this in of pride & prejudice, and what type of irony does it show? “you mistake me, my dear. i have a high respect for your nerves. they are my old friends. i have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.” a.mrs. bennet: situational irony b.mr. bingley: dramatic irony c.elizabeth: proverbial irony d.mr. bennet: verbal irony