Read the following speech by the nurse to juliet in act iii, scene 2: there's no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.

which of the following is the best paraphrase of this speech?

a. men are not to be trusted. unfaithful and dishonest, they are all liars and hypocrites.

b. men," says the nurse, "are not worth your trouble. they are all liars."

c. the nurse tells juliet in no uncertain terms that she disapproves of men.

d. men are evil. they are not worthy of your trust.

The answer is A:   The option A is the best paraphrase of the speech because it uses  new words that have the same effect: "Men are not to be trusted." ("There's no trust"); "Unfaithful and dihonest," ("No faith, no honesty in men;"); "they are all liars" ("all perjured") [perjured=false]; "and hypocrites" ("all forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers") [forswer=renounce; naught=nothing; dissemble=disguise)

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.