Read the excerpt below and answer the question. as soon as she felt a little calmer, she murmured: "bring him here and let me see if you love him." he went and got the child. he placed him gently on the bed between them, and the little one stopped crying. she murmured: "don't move any more! " and he was quiet. and he stayed there, holding in his burning hand this other hand shaking in the chill of death, just as, a while ago, he had been holding a hand trembling with love. from time to time he would cast a quick glance at the clock, which marked midnight, then one o'clock, then two. in this excerpt from "a wedding gift," maupassant uses to develop characters. select all that apply. direct characterization indirect characterization revealing dialogue vivid description

Stephen has just finished composing his first poem, entitled clouded memories, for his poetry slam class. he is slated to recite the first 10 lines during class tonight, and repeats them over and over to himself as he is walking there. this is called

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.

In romeo and juliet, who are romeos parents