The definition of background is either "<span>the area or scenery behind the main object of contemplation, especially when perceived as a framework for it."
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"</span><span>the circumstances or situation prevailing at a particular time or underlying a particular event."</span>
This answer is B was also a cause for mourning! Hope this helped!
Answer:
“It was as though madness had infected all of us.”
Explanation:
A mad person cannot be held responsible for his or her actions, so by saying that 'madness had infected' all of them, the author is trying to justify their binding and gagging Mrs. Schachter because the situation was really intolearble for all of the prisoners.
"Our terror could no longer be contained. Our nerves had reached a breaking point. Our very skin was aching. It was as though madness had infected all of us. We gave up."
Answer:
The correct answer is option B. Shelley compares the recklessness of modern scientific discovery to the recklessness of Prometheus's desire to obtain the power of the gods.
Explanation:
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<em>In the myth of Prometheus, the titan Prometheus steals the gift of fire from the gods and gives it to humanity. Zeus punishes both humanity and Prometheus. In particular, he chains Prometheus to a rock where an eagle swoops down and eats his liver every day.
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<em>In Mary Shelley's novel Frankestein; orm the Modern Prometheus, a driven scientist named Frankestein seeks to understand the secret of life and death. He succeeds in bringing a dead body back to life, but the monster he creates punishes Frankestein for the rest of his days.</em>
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In her story, Shelley compares the discovery of the secret of life and death to Prometheus' desire for the power of the gods.
In both cases whoever performs the acts is punished. Prometeheus by Zeus, and the driven scientist by the monster he creates.
