The lines are spoken by Viola near the end of Scene 5.
Here, Viola begs Olivia:
Lady, you are the cruel’st she aliveIf you will lead these graces to the graveAnd leave the world no copy.
Here, Viola is saying that Olive would be the cruelest woman alive if she would die before having children. The world would be worse off if there were no "copy" of Olivia left behind after her death.
In the Scarlet Letter, the two symbolic images of good and evil that battle over Dimmesdale's soul are A. Chillingworth and Pearl.
Pearl is his daughter, and she represents the good part, and Chillingworth is Dimmesdale's lover's husband, and he is quite evil.
The answer is: [C]: the shot heard round the world:
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Explanation: "Hyperbole" is a literary device or technique that involved exaggeration.
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From the answer choices given, the term: "shot heard round the world" is the only choice that fits this definition.
Could a single "shot" really be heard: "round the world" ??
However, there could have been widespread consequences of a shot (even a single shot); or even worldwide consequences.
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It certainly could be heard "round the field"; thus eliminating answer choice "D".
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