Which statement is true about this quotation from William Shakespeare's play As You Like It,
spoken by the character Jaques?
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players."
Click the answer you think is right.
The quote is hyperbole because it exaggerates the role of actors in a theater.
The stage is a metaphor for life, in which the men and women in the world are
simply actors.
The quote is hyperbole because it exaggerates the size of a stage.
The stage is an example of personification because it is given qualities of people.
Do you know the answer?

Read the excerpt from act iii of the importance of being earnest. jack. [in a pathetic voice.] miss prism, more is restored to you than this hand-bag. i was the baby you placed in it. miss prism. [amazed.] you? jack. [embracing her.] yes . . mother! miss prism. [recoiling in indignant astonishment.] mr. worthing! i am unmarried! jack. unmarried! i do not deny that is a serious blow. but after all, who has the right to cast a stone against one who has suffered? cannot repentance wipe out an act of folly? why should there be one law for men, and another for women? mother, i forgive you. [tries to embrace her again.] what is the best conclusion that can be drawn about jack, based on his words and actions in this excerpt? he has a tendency to be rude. he is inclined to show his emotions. he has a tendency to be gullible. he is inclined to be unresponsive.

Samuel johnson believed that literature should appeal mainly to the scholar, to him the common man, to teach him the common man, to teach and him the king and the parliament

In at least two hundred words, discuss why "désirée's baby" is or is not relevant today.