After Thea Elvsted leaves the room, crushed by Lovborg’s statement that he had destroyed the manuscript, he says to Hedda, “To you I can tell the truth, Hedda.” Why does he think he can tell Hedda the truth? Do you think he’s right in this statement? Why or why not? Your answer should be at least one hundred words.

What effect does an author achieve b the language of the monstrous? y using words with strong connotations? how does this relate to

Read the excerpt from the odyssey; 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)is fearful of the cyclops. (b)is prideful and overly confident. (c)has been weakened by the cyclops. (d)has regrets about staying on the island.

What element of dante's inferno shows the reader that he wants to expose corruption in the church? a. by placing many church leaders among the sinners in hell b. by changing his own personality to create the dante character c. by allowing virgil, a well-respected poet, to be his guide d. by setting his story in hell and following the biblical description of hell2b2t