Answer:
1. Mrs. Webb- cries.
2. Dr. Gibbs- thought he was marrying a stranger.
3. Mrs. Gibbs- fears the couple is too young.
4. Emily- says she has never felt so alone, says she hates George, wishes she were dead.
5. George- complains that everyone is pushing him.
Explanation:
In the play "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder, the plot revolves around the daily life of a normal American family during the early 1990's. Based mostly around the Webbs and Gibbs family, the New Hampshire residents' lives in the story covers the themes of love, marriage and death.
The character of Emily Webbs and George Gibbs are married but Emly died in childbirth, but decides to revisit her old life. During that, she discovers the beauty and sacrifice of her parents, of parents in general, and proclaims that the living "<em>don't understand</em>", while her husband George lays distraught in her grave.
Mrs. Gibbs cries when she hears of Emily's death, Dr. Gibbs thought that his son was marrying a stranger, while Mrs. Gibbs also thinks that the couple are to young to get married. George complains of everyone upon while Emily claims that she hates George, wants to die and also felt left alone.
The answer is:
to develop a contrast between the two sons of Madame Lebrun.
In the excerpts from "The Awakening," the author Kate Chopin makes reference to Madame Lebrun's two sons, Robert and Victor. She describes a scene in which Robert offers his mother some soup, goes into the kitchen and brings it to her with a few crackers. On the other hand, Chopin provides an account of Robert's brother, Victor, whose bad temper and stubbornness makes his mother furious.
Answer:
2. A. would have to take
3. B. is
4. D. ought to
5. C. needn't have done
6. A. should send
7. C. is to, will have
8. B. mustn't
9. C. ought
10. C. can be done
11. B. will be able
12. C. might be
Explanation:
I have been able to fill the empty spaces with the correct answers.
We see the use of modal verbs in the sentences. Modal verbs are known to be auxiliary verbs that actually express the mood of another verb. These modal verbs are actually used to show possibility, speculation, deduction, prediction, etc.
As evident in this excerpt from Hamlet, "<span>How can this player be so filled with grief and rage over Priam and Hecuba, imaginary figures whom he doesn’t even know, while I, who have every reason to rage and grieve and seek revenge, am weak, uncertain, and incapable of action?", the theme that Hamlet refers to talks about the fear about the possible outcomes of his actions and meaninglessness of life. </span>
