Why is it ironic in "the petrified man" when mrs. fletcher declares "well! i don't like children that much"?

a) she is about to have her own child.
b) she is saying it right in front of a child.
c) children do not like mrs. fletcher very much.
d) children are an important theme in the story.

How does shakespeare transform the myth of phoebus and daphne to dramatize this theme?

Key events - what happens? what do we learn about the character in this event? or how does the event change the character? what is the author’s message in each set of events you have identified? 1.bruno and his family move from berlin to auschwitz due to the move he learns of the camp which leads to another key event. 2.bruno meets shmuel when they meet, they become friends which in turn towards the end leads to their untimely demise.

Which is easier to identify direct or indirect characterization? why