<span>one who will "speak not," again in contrast to the energy with which he characterizes the city that once stood on the landscape. </span>
The following sentence is a run-on: The Merchant of Venice is an interesting play it is about a young man named Bassanio, who falls in love with wealthy girl, Portia.
It should be re-written the following way:
The Merchant of Venice is an interesting play. It is about a young man named Bassanio, who falls in love with wealthy girl, Portia.
The sentence is two sentences fused together as one, which makes it a run-on and also difficult to read. When the proper punctuation is used the sentence is no longer a run-on and is then easier to comprehend.
Can you give more details
D., Life. Since it is a more vague word and its meaning carries more weight than the others, I would say it has the most connotative associations.