The correct answer is They are binding legal agreements.
That means that if you sign and you haven't read it and you find something that you don't like later, you can't choose to not do it. It is not required but should always be done.
The clown is commenting on the cyclic nature of time and saying that Malvolio has received the treatment he deserved.
I believe it is option 2. (a chronological book of American history)
Answer:
Essentially, Douglass uses the Fourth of July, when Americans celebrate their independence and their freedoms, to illustrate what he says is the "immeasurable distance" between enslaved people and the rest of Americans. He juxtaposes the ideals of America, celebrated on the Fourth, with the reality of slavery. He must have felt relieved and glorious about it.
