Nora. A lie—?
HELMER: Didn't you tell me no one had been here? (Shakes his finger at her) My little songbird must never do that again. A songbird must have a clean beak to chirp with--no false notes! (Puts his arm round her waist) That is so, isn't it? Yes, I am sure it is. (Lets her go) We will say no more about it. (Sits down by the stove) How warm and snug it is here! (Turns over his papers.)
NORA (After a short pause, during which she busies herself with the Christmas Tree): Torvald!
HELMER: Yes.
NORA: I am looking forward tremendously to the fancy-dress ball at the Stenborgs' the day after tomorrow.
HELMER: And I am tremendously curious to see what you are going to surprise me with.
Answer: My little songbird must never do that again. A songbird must have a clean beak to chirp with--no false notes!
"A Doll's House" deals with the topic of obedience. Moreover, it discusses the differences in gender roles between men and women. In this excerpt, Nora is compared to a "songbird." She is scolded for lying, and is told that, because she is a songbird, she should not engage in that kind of deception. This shows not only that lying is wrong, but more importantly, that Nora is expected as a woman to be obedient, and follow the behaviour that Helmer thinks is better.
b. imagery
c. setting
d. stage directions
Beside the springs of Dove,
A Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love:
A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
--Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
She lived unknown, and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and, oh,
The difference to me! (Wordsworth, “She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways”)
Which option explains a meaning implied by the use of the adjective untrodden in the excerpt?
The Maid was lost in the woods.
The Maid lived in a rural setting.
The Maid was a nature spirit.
The Maid suffered a life without joy.
the answer is A - lost in the woods
The Maid lived in a rural setting.
Untrodden implies that there aren't many people around. We know that she is not lost in the woods because it says "She dwelt amount the untrodden ways". Dwelt is the verb form of a dwelling which is a place. It also says later that "She lived unknown" which also indicates that she live in a rural setting. We don't see any other evidence that the other options are correct.
B. Dimmesdale is called upon to ask Hester who the father is.
C. It is the first time Hester has come into public wearing the scarlet “A”
D. Pearl recognizes Chillingworth as her father
In 'The Scarlet Letter', the irony in the first scaffold scene is that Dimmesdale, who is actually Pearl's father, is the one who asks Hester to identify the child's father. This is a critique of societal hypocrisy.
In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, the most ironic aspect about the first scaffold scene lies in option B - Dimmesdale, the minister, is called upon to ask Hester to reveal the name of Pearl's father. This is ironic because Dimmesdale himself is Pearl's father, a fact that is unknown to the townsfolk. While Hester is publically shamed and marked with the scarlet 'A' for adultery, Dimmesdale, concealing his sin, is still considered a moral paragon by the community. This is a significant example of Hawthorne's use of irony to uncover deep societal hypocrisy.
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endangered?
A
the winter weather
B
the presence of hot springs
C
the presence of natural disasters
D
the destruction of its habitat