After Thea Elvsted leaves the room, crushed by Lovborg’s statement that he had destroyed the manuscript, he says to Hedda, “To you I can tell the truth, Hedda.” Why does he think he can tell Hedda the truth? Do you think he’s right in this statement? Why or why not? Your answer should be at least one hundred words.

Which of the following story descriptions most directly shares themes with the passage above

What can the reader infer about the fears and values of the ancient greeks based on this description of the cyclops’s island?

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.