This is mostly a personal question. Since I'm not similar with rains ford then I'm going to point out that it has rain in it which is a turn off for me.
Actually no, It's not C, I took this on edge and the answer is Both consider how cultural and political forces affect the literary work.
Well,personally I think that the answer is a.A father feels disrespected once his son doesn't value his opinion.
Audiences during Shakespeare's time considered witches and curses to be real and therefore much scarier than today's audiences would.
In "The Lady of Shalott", death is presented as a sweet release. The lady dies while singing a mournful tune, floating in her boat on her way to Camelot. The note that she placed on her chest says that "The charm is broken utterly, Draw near and fear not". This shows death as something not frightening or ghastly, and she has found the way to break her curse which gives it a more positive connotation.