The answer is: Impersonating and remaining silent.
In the passage, the narrator describes Tom Stoppard's play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead." Both originally Shakespearean characters from "Hamlet," Stoppard develops them further in their own play, in which they "pass the time by impersonating other characters" and "remaining silent for long periods of time."
Best explains how an allusion in the passage affects its meaning is c <span>Because Eliot personifies the jungle and the thunder, we can assume that the clouds themselves have a motive — they form in the distance and refuse to drop rain, which mocks the dying jungle.</span>
The characters of Acrisius and Perseus illustrate the old and new kinds of leaders because Acrisius represents the old order that relied on control and fear to rule; Perseus shows courage, concerns for others, and wisdom. Option C is correct.
Acrisius represents the old leader that controlled its people and caused them fear.
Perseus presented the concept of a new leader who seeks the benefits of the population and he looks after them.
