Which best describes the purpose of the thesis statement in an interpretive essay about a novel? A. It sets up the essay by serving as the first sentence.

B. It captures the reader’s attention with a surprising statement.

C. It describes what the author claims and will be persuading the reader of.

D. It presents the best textual evidence.

C.

Explanation:

A thesis statement can be defined as a statement that summarizes the main purpose or claim of an essay or a research paper. A thesis statement usually appears at the end of the first paragraph or the introductory paragraph. A thesis statement helps the readers to know what they should expect from the essay or the research paper.  A thesis statement describes the main purpose and the claims that the author is making. And the idea on which he/she is going to persuade the readers. A good thesis statement is easily identifiable by the readers.

So, the correct answer is option C.

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he is. some of his decisions were very irresponsible and did lead to the death of both romeo and juliet, such as him marrying them too quick or him not clarifying romeo's plan with him.

basically he did not think things through well enough or at all.

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