It's oxymoron because it is including the word "fearful." Fearful is describing bravery.
The correct answer for this question is this one: "C.the belief that engagements and marriages should follow social rules." This is the Victorian social code that is reflected in Lady Bracknell’s disapproval of the number of engagements. Hope this helps answer your question and have a nice day ahead.
Learning from mistakes, fail and prevail I don’t know but good luck
During Poe´s time, many important world changes occurred. let´s take 3 of them
1. Poe was born in 1809 as well as Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.
2. in 1812, The war between the USA and The UK started.
3. many great literature pieces were written during the 1800´s like "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, "The Giaour" by Lord Byron., "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens.
The 1800´s was a prolific period, several "great minds" were born or did their 1st work. Today they are well-known and respected for their contribution to the world.
I think it is C because A is missing commas, B doesn't need them and D doesn't need one.