John dryden's critical essays foreshadow the satire of which eighteenth-century writer?

a.) william shakespeare
b.) thomas hobbes
c.) samuel johnson
d.) john locke
e.) jonathan swift

The correct answer of this question is option C. Essays of John Dryden foreshadow the satire of Samuel Johnson. According to Johnson, Dryden has the ability to create a refined poetry using rough words. He included the biography of Dryden in his work which is the "Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets".