Answer:
The effect the pun has on this scene is:
A. It makes the scene more humorous.
Explanation:
"The Importance of Being Earnest" is a play by Oscar Wilde in which the characters pretend to be someone else to escape social obligations they consider heavy or boring.
<u>In this particular excerpt, we have a typical example of the type of humor Wilde would develop in his stories. While Jack is speaking of losing his parents in the sense of losing them to death, Lady Bracknell is talking of losing as one would lose a wallet in the street. The seriousness of Jack's words is erased by the pun, which most likely surprises as well as entertains the audience.</u>
D. an instruction manual for installing a car stereo
Answer:
C. "As in Beckett's play..."
Explanation:
In context, Answer C's statement clearly expresses the similarities between 'Rosencranz and Guildenstern Are Dead' and 'Waiting For Godot'.
Answer:
The subtitle to the novel Frankenstein is The Modern Prometheus. This gives a clear suggestion that scientific discoveries and implementations are double-edged swords; Prometheus gave mankind fire, which can light, cook, and heat or melt, burn and destroy. In creating the monster, Dr. Frankenstein gives mankind the power of life over death -- both boon and curse. So it remains with any scientific discovery. The parallel between the monster and cloning is a good one -- guidelines will be in place as the technology advances, not to limit scientific inquiry but to help avoid the monsters that can be created.
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