Answer:
The excerpt presented allows readers to approach a “forbidden door".
Explanation:
In "Danse Macabre", Stephen King describes how society influences the horror genre. Be it in books, comics, films, etc. He explores the history of the genre and how real life situations are the consequence of that history.
In this case, King is pointing us to a "forbidden door".
"(...) he peered into the darkness."
"(...) he could resolve this mystery. He swung his legs to the floor with conviction."
The character is going into the darnkess to solve that mistery. He is going to cross that "forbidden door".
Answer:
Antony called the men who had murdered Julius Caesar as "<em>honorable men</em>", and did not try to openly criticize or lessen the people's love and respect for Brutus and the other conspirators.
Explanation:
William Shakespeare's tragedy play "Julius Caesar" revolves around the murder of Caesar and the events that follow afterwards, the fight for power of Rome and the eventual death of the murderers themselves.
When mark Antony requested to speak to the people after the death of Julius Caesar, he was told by Brutus not to badmouth them nor instigate them in doing anything rash to the conspirators. So, when he took to the stage and addressed the people, he called the murderers "<em>honorable men</em>", calling Brutus "<em>noble</em>" and imploring to them why they feel so much love for their dead leader. He kept on repeating the words "<em>Yet Brutus says he was ambitious</em>", emphasizing on the very act and decision of Brutus for the fate of Caesar.
The last sentence makes sense because it is most unlike the others. The second to last makes sense as well because of the word “hoped” but it is still similar to the first 2. I would pick the last sentence.
