When olivia rejects the duke, he replies, "oh, she has a heart of that fine frame to pay this debt of love but to a brother! how will she love with . . self king! "
this reply shows that the duke is
a. selfless
b. mature
c. blind to the truth
d. lacking hope

Read the excerpt. while i am i, and you are you, so long as the world contains us both, me the loving and you the loth, while the one eludes, must the other pursue. what do these lines, from “life in a love” by robert browning, convey about the speaker’s pursuit of his beloved? eventually, they will switch roles, and she will chase him. he will try to win her love for as long as they are both alive. if they lived in a different time and place, he would not love her. they are meant for each other, and he is certain that they will be together.

In 250 words, discuss the ways in which the novel relates to the historical context in which it was published.

Identify an example of an epic simile in book 13, book 21, or book 24 of the odyssey and explain how it is different from a typical simile.