In Shakespeare's The Tempest, Ariel expects to be freed from slavery, so he does everything Prospero commands. Caliban, on the other hand, fulfills Prospero's commands to avoid punishment. He also scorns Prospero openly. Which central themes of the play are best illustrated by these events? A. The many types of power relationships; the power of colonialism to divide populations O B. Slavery as a way of finding peace; overcoming even the most impossible odds O C. Leftover imperialism in the modern age; serving out of loyalty rather than out of fear D. Caliban and Ariel's relationship with Prospero, the power of magic to compel others​

In "there will come soft rains," why does the author turn the house into a mechanical creature? a. to stress how well run the future will be b. to keep readers from realizing at the start that no humans are present c. to stress how scientific advances can create the perfect society d. to compare the present with the earlier, non-mechanical times

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Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.