Read these lines from the poem.

and though i talked of wounds and smart,
love’s pleasures only touched my heart.

how do these lines reflect the central idea that the speaker uses people in relationships?

a.) the lines are a statement of the speaker's embarrassment.

b.) the words reflect the insincerity of the speaker's appeal to emotions.

c.) the lines imply that the speaker has felt passion deeply.

d.) the lines show that the speaker only pretends to have feelings for others.

Excerpt from an enemy of the people henrik ibsen mrs. stockmann. (turns to the hall door, listening.) i expect that is mr. hovstad coming. billing. very likely. (peter stockmann comes in. he wears an overcoat and his official hat, and carries a stick.) peter stockmann. good evening, katherine. mrs. stockmann (coming forward into the sitting-room). ah, good evening--is it you? how good of you to come up and see us! peter stockmann. i happened to be passing, and into the dining-room). but you have company with you, i see. mrs. stockmann (a little embarrassed). oh, no--it was quite by chance he came in. (hurriedly.) won't you come in and have something, too? peter stockmann. i! no, you. good gracious--hot meat at night! not with my digestion, when peter stockmann enters, what does his physical appearance to reveal about his character?