The epitaph of Mrs. Purkapile is part of Edgar Lee Masters'<em> "Spoon River Anthology". </em>It was published in 1915. This is a sequence of 245 free-verse epitaphs that are presented in the form of monologues. They are written from the point of view of deceased citizens of a small town.
The correct answer is option C: "<em>And out of respect for my own character / I refused to be drawn into a divorce."</em> These lines directly state the reason that Mrs. Purkapile had for staying married.
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In "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allen Poe, Prince Prospero orders the gates of the abbey to be welded shut in order to protect himself and his inhabitants from the epidemic known as the "Red Death
During a soliloquy, the character is just vocally presenting his thoughts without regard to the audience. The characters are basically talking to themselves. In an aside, the character wants to talk to the audience and is aware of it.
