Which passage from grendel best illustrates the theme "life is meaningless"? a. i seize up a sleeping man, tear at him hungrily, bite through his bone-locks and suck hot, slippery blood. (168) b. all order, i've come to understand, is theoretical, unreal — a harmless, sensible, smiling mask men slide between the two great, dark realities. (157) c. fate often enough will spare a man if his courage holds. (162).

Reflect on the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. in five to six sentences? explain how dr. jekyll develops

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Analyze how edgar allan poe's choice of setting in "the raven" to develop the speaker's character. be sure to use specific details from the poem to support your ideas.