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Answer:In Jack London’s "To Build a Fire," the external conflict of character versus nature is the most important. The man in the story struggles to keep himself alive in the extreme cold of the Yukon. Through the story, London shows how natural forces are indifferent to the survival of humans. He also shows how a human, when unprepared, is no match for nature:
It did not lead him to meditate upon his frailty as a creature of temperature, and upon man's frailty in general, able only to live within certain narrow limits of heat and cold; and from there on it did not lead him to the conjectural field of immortality and man's place in the universe.
Throughout the story, the man’s struggle against the cold drives the plot of the story forward. It affects the man’s ability to think clearly and problem-solve, and it decides his fate. There are instances in the story where the man ignores signs of trouble, such as when he comes across the old sled trail. However, his blind determination to join the others at the camp drives him on:
The furrow of the old sled-trail was plainly visible, but a dozen inches of snow covered the marks of the last runners. In a month no man had come up or down that silent creek. The man held steadily on. He was not much given to thinking, and just then particularly he had nothing to think about save that he would eat lunch at the forks and that at six o'clock he would be in camp with the boys.
This external conflict continues right up to the end of the story, when the man dies from the cold. Thus, the external conflict of character versus nature is most significant to the plot of the story.
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Tom Robinson, although obviously innocent, has been found guilty of raping Mayella Ewell. It is clear that Tom has been discriminated against on racial grounds, and is, therefore, convicted.
Miss Maudie discusses this situation, and points out that <em>''Atticus Finch won’t win, he can’t win, but he’s the only man in these parts who can keep a jury out so long in a case like that. And I thought to myself, well, we’re making a step—it’s just a baby-step, but it’s a step.'' </em>
Although an innocent man has been convicted, at least the case lasted for a longer period of time than usually - there was some <em>resistance</em>. The prejudices against black people will not be eliminated over night, but this is a slight indicator that people are gradually changing their attitude.
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Titania and Oberon are fighting over who gets to claim ownership of the Indian boy. She describes the 2 of them as having spent time together gossiping in the nightime.
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I'm not 100% sure on this one, so I'm just gonna go through the list!
"Juliet's demand that Romeo constantly send her messages is so unrealistic that the audience forsees she will be disappointed." I don't see how that builds tension, so this one can be eliminated.
"Romeo and Juliet's love for each other is so deep and pure that any audience would know problems will arise." I don't see how this builds tension either, only if the reader is pessimistic. I think this one can be eliminated too.
"The Nurse's sudden entrance, communicating a sharp warning, alerts the characters and audience to danger." I feel that this one very clearly signals tension, so this is an option.
"Romeo and Juliet's disagreement about whether the bird is a nightingale or a lark is symbolic of the unknown threat that approaches." I can see how this one can build tension as it is a bit of an argument/disagreement, but I don't think it creates more tension than the Nurse, so I'd go with your third option, "The Nurse's sudden entrance, communicating a sharp warning, alerts the characters and the audience to danger."!
Hope I helped!
(tl;dr: the answer should be the third one aka the one that mentions the nurse) :D