Compose an essay that answers the following questions: What do you know about the characters and story that allowed you to compose your script?
What did you want your audience to learn about your characters from your script? How would your script be different if you based it on modern life?

Your essay should answer each of the three questions in a complete paragraph (6-9 sentences). Add an introduction and conclusion for a total of five paragraphs.

The travels of marco polo.what is the author’s purpose for writing this text?

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Read juliet's soliloquy from act iv, scene iii. based on her dialogue, explain the conflict that juliet faces. is the conflict primarily external or internal? explain why.