These lines are from a Monologue by Puck, at the end of A Midsummer Nights Dream, a comedy by Shakespeare.
This comedy has 5 acts, and this monologue is at the end of the last act, which has only one scene.
The correct answer is:
D. At the very end of act 5
Answer:
Someone who heedful of danger is catious of danger.
I have no joy of this contract to-night:It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;Too like the lightning, which doth cease to beHow art thou out of breath, when thou hast breathTo say to me that thou art out of breath?
Answer:
In the crucible, secrets <em>Do</em> hold power over people.
Explanation:
When you have a secret, you don't want other people to know. However, when somebody finds out, you will do whatever they want to keep them from telling anyone.
This is present in the play, The Crucible. In order for the characters to keep their reputation they must keep these secrets hidden. However, when somebody finds their secret(s)... their entire reputation can be ruined.
The secret is found and the finder will torture the person just to get what they want.
Thus, Secrets <em>do</em> hold power over people.
