Answer:
It was an execution stand.
Explanation:
Based on the context of expression used in the Hangman poem such as "capping sill of the courthouse door" it portrays a court house scene.
Therefore, the scaffold changed in size when it fine to execute or hang the two persons (victims) sentence. This hanging would have warranted increasing the height of the scaffold.
For question 1: The epic hero traits Odysseus shows in sentences one and two are selflessness and bravery. For question 2: In sentences three to eight Odysseus displays greed and selfishness because he wants all the credit for blinding the cyclops even if it will be dangerous to tell the cyclops who blinded him. Hope this helps!
D) A topic tells what a story is about while a theme is a life lesson.
The best meaning to life is " Beings "