In "the battle of blenheim," why are wilhelmine's words "'twas a very wicked thing" ironic? a. she is stating the truth, though it contradicts what her grandfather says. b. she is afraid to hear more about the battle, though her grandfather wants to tell her. c. she does not understand what wickedness is. d. she does not believe what her grandfather has told her.

different strategies reach different people based on their ability to understand the material. (from personal experience) when writing an argumentative essay write explaining the subject as though your audience never heard of it before and it is just being introduced, then explain why other people hate it also, afterward you would explain why that would be wrong. i hope that : )

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.