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Read this excerpt from "The Myth of Hercules."
The excerpt gives clues that later in the story, Hercules
will most likely
Hercules was the son of the great god Zeus and a
human woman named Alcmene. The goddess Hera did
not like Alcmene and vowed to destroy Hercules when
he was born. Hera sent two snakes to kill the baby as
he lay in his crib, but Hercules was strong and
strangled the snakes with his tiny hands before they
could bite him with their sharp fangs.
prove that he does not have heroic traits.
seek revenge against the goddess Hera.
make peace with the goddess Hera.
show strength when facing obstacles.
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Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the first martian exits the spacecraft.a sudden chill came over me. there was a loud shriek from a woman behind. i half turned, keeping my eyes fixed upon the cylinder still, from which other tentacles were now projecting, and began pushing my way back from the edge of the pit. i saw astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me. i looked again at the cylinder, and ungovernable terror gripped me. i stood petrified and staring.what option accurately analyzes the impact of the narrator's thoughts and actions on the tone of the excerpt? the war of the worldsa disdainful tone is created as the narrator ponders the ugliness of the tentacles and turns to the shrieking woman.a melancholy tone is created by the narrator's thoughts of fear and refusal to avert his eyes.a tone of determination is created when the narrator thinks of escape and backs away from the edge of the pit.a fearful tone is created through the narrator's thoughts of horror and his glance at the cylinder.