<span>1692, the Massachusetts Bay Colony executed fourteen women, five men, and two dogs for witchcraft. The sorcery materialized in January. The first hanging took place in June, the last in September; a stark, stunned silence followed. Although we will never know the exact number of those formally charged with having “wickedly, maliciously, and feloniously” engaged in sorcery, somewhere between a hundred and forty-four and a hundred and eighty-five witches and wizards were named in twenty-five villages and towns. The youngest was five; the eldest nearly eighty. Husbands implicated wives; nephews their aunts; daughters their mothers; siblings each other. One minister discovered that he was related to no fewer than twenty witches.</span>
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Pythons presented a sub-Roman world populated by medieval filth and ignorance, but also characters mythological (King Arthur<span>, the Legendary Beast), quasi-historical (tribe leader </span>Arthur<span>), and anachronistic (Dennis, policemen). I think that is the answer</span>
Answer:
A. It shows good speeches being celebrated without regard to the intent of their speakers
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from Gulliver's
Travels by Jonathan Swift, the speech given by the Emperor is highlighted and it is shown that because of the eloquence of his words, the people celebrate it without grasping the full meaning and implications of it on their lives.
Therefore, the satirical purpose the reference to the Emperor's speeches on mercy serve is
P. S: Satire is the use of humour, irony or exaggeration to make fun of, or ridicule the absurdity of people or their vices.
Answer:
On
Explanation:
Take on is phrasal verb that is used to refer to the undertaking of a responsibility or to employment and in this case the company is starting to employ new workers in response to the growing demand.
