The following line from "The Story of an Hour" shows a thought Mrs. Mallard has about marriage: "A kind intention or a cruel int
ention made the act seem no less a crime as she looked upon it in that brief moment of illumination." Which best paraphrases her thought? Getting married is a crime if it is done with cruel intentions.
Even if it is done with good intentions, confining a woman to marriage is a crime.
Marriage is less a crime if the people both have kind intentions.
It is not a crime to confine a woman to marriage if the husband's intentions are good.
I love the "Story of an Hour". The second option where it says " Even if it is done with good intentions, confining a woman to marriage is a crime" is the correct answer. She talks about freedom from her husband and she feels great relief that he died whch justifies why that option is the correct one.
Atticus tells Scout that a Cunningham was on the jury and didn't want to convict Tom. This Cunningham thought that Tom was innocent. The jury actually had to think about the conviction before they did it.
