At the beginning of "young goodman brown," brown's wife says, "pray tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year" (1). this statement is an example of
a. ambiguity.
b. foreshadowing.
c. irony.
d. satire

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How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.