Answer:
C). He wanted to suggest that one should be willing to go to great lengths for a belief.
Explanation:
Henry David Thoreau is the renowned American philosopher and essayist who is acknowledged worldwide for his transcendental thoughts and ideals reflected in his works. His work 'Civil Dis-obedience' reflects his fascination towards 'functioning of the jail'.
As per the question, option C displays the statement that Thoreau hopes from his modern day successors to make with imprisonment as <u>he wished to imply that a person must be compliant and prepared enough to 'go to great lengths' for a belief which they find ethical, social, and virtuous. He urges his successors to believe in their conscience instead of laws.</u> Thus, <u>option B</u> is the correct answer.
The correct answer is A. She contemplates killing both Pearl and herself to escape their torment.
She is living in a Puritan society which is there to judge her every move - so when she cheats on her presumably dead husband, and gives birth to a girl, obviously her life turns to hell (even though it is mostly self-inflicted). She wants to escape that hell through death, which she would give to both herself and her daughter.
Poetry itself is a very spiritual experience. Dante was chronicling an epic journey which historically in earlier time periods was usually formatted as a poem, such as The Odyssey technically.
