How can the reader conclude that the passage takes place in the medieval period?
Read the passage from Ivanhoe.
About the hour of ten o'clock, the whole plain was
crowded with horsemen, horsewomen, and foot-
passengers, hastening to the tournament, and shortly
after, a grand flourish of trumpets announced Prince
John and his retinue, attended by many of those knights
who meant to take share in the game, as well as others
who had no such intention. About the same time arrived Cedric the Saxon, with the
Lady Rowena, unattended, however, by Athelstane. This
Saxon lord had arrayed his tall and strong person in
armour, in order to take his place among the
combatants; and, considerably to the surprise of Cedric,
had chosen to enlist himself on the part of the Knight
Templar
O The passage portrays a group of people watching
public games.
O The passage portrays a public gathering sanctioned
by the church.
O The passage portrays a monarch ruling over a
division of social classes.
O The passage portrays common professions of the
middle class during the era.

Article one: the new york tribune from december 5, 1859on leaving the jail, john brown had on his face an expression of calmness andserenity characteristic of the patriot who is about to die with a living consciousnessthat he is laying his life down for the good of his fellow as he stepped outof the door a black woman, with her little child in her arms, stood near his way. thetwain were of the despised race for whose emancipation and elevation to the dignityof children of god he was about to lay down his he stopped for a moment in hiscourse, stooped over, and with the tenderness of one whose love is as broad as thebrotherhood of man, kissed [the child) affectionately.article two: the cincinnati enquirer from december 3, 1859we rejoice that old brown has been hung. he was not only a murderer of innocentpersons, but he attempted one of the greatest crimes against society-the stirring upof a servile and civil war. he has paid the penalty for his crimes, and we hope his fatemay be a warning to all who might have felt inclined to imitate his aggressive conduct.now it is your turn. you need to synthesize the two articles mentioned above into one or two paragraphs. you may lookat the synthesized paragraphs above for an example, but your paragraph should be different. remember to follow theprocess hints mentioned earlier in this lesson.iuflad