Part b: which two of the following quotes best supports the answer to part a?

-also what are the two major themes of the story?
*the lady or the tiger commonlit*

a: “among the borrowed notions by which his barbarism had become semified was that of the public arena” ( paragraph 2)
b: “this vast in which crime was punished, or virtue rewarded, by the decrees of an impartial and incorruptible chance.” ( paragraph 4)
c: “the accused person was instantly punished if he found himself guilty, and, if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot” ( paragraph 7)
d: “he turned, and with a firm and rapid step he walked across the empty space… without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it.” ( paragraph 18)
e: “the more we reflect upon this question, the harder it is to answer. it involves a study of the human heart which leads us through devious mazes of passion” ( paragraph 20)
f: “would it not be better for him to die at once, and go to wait for her in the blessed regions of semi-barbaric futurity? ” ( paragraph 23)

Which two statements are the most likely interpretations of macbeth's behavior in act iii's banquet scene?

Ead the passage from "marriage is a private affair” by chinua achebe. "i shall never see her,” was the reply. from that night the father scarcely spoke to his son. he did not, however, cease hoping that he would realize how serious was the danger he was heading for. day and night he put him in his prayers. nnaemeka, for his own part, was very deeply affected by his father’s grief. but he kept hoping that it would pass away. if it had occurred to him that never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue, he might have been less optimistic. "it has never been heard,” was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later. in that short sentence he spoke for all of his people. this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke when news went round about his son’s behaviour. by that time the son had gone back to lagos. "it has never been heard,” said the old man again with a sad shake of his head. "what did our lord say? ” asked another gentleman. "sons shall rise against their fathers; it is there in the holy book.” "it is the beginning of the end,” said another. how does this passage reinforce the traditional social hierarchy? the older men in the village tell okeke that he should respect nnaemeka’s decision. the older men in the village console nnaemeka about okeke’s attitude toward his choices. the older men in the village commiserate with okeke regarding nnaemeka’s decision to disobey him. the older men in the village think that nnaemeka should be optimistic that okeke will accept his decision.

Answer asap the importance of being earnest! 21. identify and explain how symbolism was used in the play. respond in complete sentences.