What's the authors purpose for the crystal merchant? (the alchemist)

Read this excerpt from edgar allen poe the masque of the red death and answer the question that follows.what kind of writing does the excerpt represent? here the case was very diffierent,as might have been expected from the dukes love

Answer 3 and 5 for brainliest. i don’t have a link for #3 sadly.

Who gets bob ewell to stop his bothering?