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One of the central themes of "The Necklace" is that of appearance vs. reality. For Mathilde, the necklace symbolizes wealth, beauty, and, ultimately, shame, as she loses the necklace and goes into debt to replace it. The great irony of the story is that the necklace was a fake. Mathilde spends ten years in debt, effectively ruining her life over nothing.
They can change the background or the set up of the play to change the mood
An exclamatory sentence always ends in C) An exclamation point. This is because you are crying out a loud voice, emphatic expression or a vociferation.
The correct answer of the given question above would be the third option: RURAL MARYLAND, DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION. From the context of the story, the setting of "Marigolds" is during the great depression in rural Maryland. "Marigolds" introduces the theme of poverty. This is written in 1969 by Eugenia Collier.