What does this passage reveal about william shakespeare the playwright?

The adventures of tom sawyer, chapter 1 (excert)what does tom do to prevent aunt polly from finding out that he ate her jam? a) tom hides under the bed and then in the closet b) tom hide under the bed and tries to blame the cat c) tom hides in the closet so that aunt polly would not see him d) tom tried to wash the jam off and lied to aunt polly about the cat

What point was thomas paine trying to make by relating this antidote

The dragon wakes is a metaphor for a big event; what is the event how does moonshadows belief about dragons him understand what is happening