"upon its head, with red extended mouth and solitary eye of fire, sat the hideous beast whose craft had seduced me into murder, and whose informing voice had consigned me to the hangman."
analyze poe’s word choices in this excerpt from “the black cat.” pay particular attention to his use of the word “seduced.” the tone exhibited in this excerpt can be described as
a. arrogant
b. guilt ridden
c. embarrassed
d. passing blame

D. passing blame.

In this excerpt, it is clear that the speaker does not take responsibility for the murder. Instead, he claims that the "hideous beast" (in this case, the black cat) was responsible for the man's actions, as it had "seduced him" (or convinced him) into murder. Therefore, he is passing blame to the black cat.

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question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

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