Which tense allowsallows for the sequencing of two or more noncontinuos events that occur in the same time period

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Review the theme beauty exists within each person which line from beauty best communicates this theme

Which best compares the role of irony in "a journey" and "young goodman brown"? a) while the wife hopes to escape and cannot, brown hopes to sin but is saved.b) both characters try to cling to reality but are lost in the their dreamsc) neither character recognizes the irony in his or her situations before it is too late. d) both characters embark on journeys that take them away from what they are seeking.