“The Oval Portrait” is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe he is one of the most famous writers in Gothic Literature. It has some characteristics, such as the ominous setting, dark tones, gloomy tones, hopelessness, defeat, and themes of death.
During the story, the reader can see criticism of Americans materialism - the wife of the main character perishes due to the obsession of the main character with the painting -.
The way the main character treats his wife and the way she portrays herself enduring some behaviors, this describes the young lady’s role in society and how women were subservient in American society.
Answer:
D.Two kidnappers develop a scheme to take money from a small-town family but end up paying money to the father.
Explanation:
The "Ransom of Red Chief", tells the tale of two kidnappers named, Bill and Sam, who plot a scheme to kidnap a little boy named Johnny Dorset, from his home, in hopes that his father Ebenezer Dorset would pay the ransom of 2,500 dollars. Unbeknownst to them, the little boy was not loved by his father. To add to that, little Johnny was mischievous.
They waited to no avail, for Ebenezer Dorset to pay the ransom, while Johnny kept them busy with his mischief. Eventually they sent a note to Ebenezer to pay the ransom, but he told them that it would be better for them to return the boy at night when the villagers would not see them. They did this hurriedly and also ended up paying the father money.
We are to correct the error made in the sentence "<em>Neither Tabitha nor Miranda want to take out the garbage".</em>
The error in the sentence is not adding "s" to "want"
The sentence should be "<em>Neither Tabitha nor Miranda wants to take out the </em><em>garbage</em><em>".</em>
Tabitha and Miranda are two different individuals which makes them singular nouns.
- Plural nouns takes plural verbs
- singular nouns takes singular verbs
singular noun: Tabitha, Miranda
singular verb: wants, takes, drives.
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