The correct answer is C. He ranks his virtues in that way because he believes that acquiring certain virtues will make it easier to master others. In the Autobiography, Benjamin Franklin showed his focus on self-improvement and how he was constantly aiming to a "Moral Perfection". He kept track of his progress towards a virtuous life using a chart with 13 virtues.
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Shakespeare's plays are often considered difficult for modern students to understand because of the language used. Shakespeare's plays are written in a very old and formal version of English. Today, English is much less formal and more slang is used. The difference in the way that the English is written in the plays make it difficult for today's students to understand.
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C, it talks about how, " That on the ashes of which his youth doth lie" meaning that his youth has burnt out, and "In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire" If you think about it, the flame is Shakespeare, and the "ashes of his youth" mean his life. He knows about approaching death " The deathbed whereon it must expire", and he has excepted it.
