This part of the excerpt seems to be correct as it reveals that the diet alone is responsible for his ninth birthday: "It had plenty of room to expand, thanks to the spare diet of the establishment; and perhaps to this circumstance may be attributed his having any ninth birth-day at all."
Answer:
Influence on people's morals
Explanation:
The main takeaway from this passage was that poetry had a negative influence on a person's mind and therefore morals.
C. To present opposing view of claim
This shows a clever use of irony.
It is rather ironic that Faustus would say he would rule Germany one day and then meet the man who is actually ruling over it. The emperor is obviously very powerful if he has managed to take control over an entire country, which is something Faustus hasn't done.
