Select the correct answer. Which detail in the passage supports the idea that Elizabeth aims to show Darcy that she is just as l
evelheaded? A. “If you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way” B. “She saw him start at this, but he said nothing, and she continued” C. “Yet she tried to the utmost to speak with composure” D. “Elizabeth felt herself growing more angry every moment”
The detail that supports the idea that Elizabeth aims to show Darcy that she is just as levelheaded is:
C. “Yet she tried to the utmost to speak with composure”
Explanation:
This question refers to the moment in "Pride and Prejudice" when Mr. Darcy proposes to Elizabeth. Darcy, although having a good heart, is quite a conceited man. <u>He is sure Elizabeth will feel thrilled about having him propose to her. But, to his surprise, Elizabeth refuses his hand. However, she makes a great deal of effort to treat him with politeness. She wants to show him she is levelheaded, even though some of the things he said while proposing were a bit offensive to her and her family. The detail that supports this idea is "Yet she tried to the utmost to speak with composure.</u>"
In his autobiography published in 1791 , Benjamin Franklin was surprise to discover that he had a lot more faults than he had imagined; but he had the satisfaction of seeing them go away.
The picture of Marjane refers to her memories by presenting how lone and lost she felt through the color black background that shrinks her with her sad face exposed.
