Prospero and his courtiers abandon the poor citizens of the realm, welding shut the iron gate of their refuge so that no one from the outside can get in; the narrator also notes: “The external world could take care of itself...the prince had provided all the appliances of pleasure.” Did Prince Prospero have a duty to help the people of his kingdom or is he justified in trying to save his own life and the lives of his friends? Explain your thinking. (20 points)

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Which sentence is the best translation of "you have displaced the mirth" broken the good meeting, / with most admired disorder"?

Who is the speaker? read the quotations and answer the questions for each quote. quotation analysis "those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of " what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 2. "all communities divide themselves into the few and the many. the first are rich and well born, the other the mass of the people…" what is the main idea of the quotation? they divided the people in between rich and poor who do you think is the speaker? hamilton what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? federalists believed that the country should be ruled by the by the best people 3. "laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 4. "a fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker?