The correct answer here is definitely A.
The excerpt shows the wilderness it is dog eat dog world and the only the strongest will survive. This is even explicitly said in the sentence:
<span>The
blood-longing became stronger than ever before. He was a killer, a
thing that preyed, living on the things that lived, unaided, alone, by
virtue of his own strength and prowess, surviving triumphantly in a
hostile environment where only the strong survived.
</span>
<span></span>The wilderness does not care and it is a hostile environment and if you want to survive you have to strong.
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<span> </span>Eumaeus<span>. Though </span>Athena<span> has </span>disguised<span> Odysseus as a beggar, </span>Eumaeus<span> warmly receives and nourishes him in the hut.</span>
He is even-tempered and caring.
Benvolio's name comes from the Latin root "ben" which means good. In the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet he asks for everyone to put up their swords. He doesn't condone the violence. Also, when Lord and Lady Montague are worried about Romeo's isolating behavior, Benvolio talks to him to find out what ails him and comes up with a solution.
