From “dover beach” by matthew arnold the sea of faith was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled. but not i only hear its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar, retreating, to the breath of the night wind, down the vast edges drear and naked shingles of the world.
how does the doubt expressed in these lines from “dover beach” reflect the historical period in which the poem was written?

victorian england was undergoing extreme religious persecution.

people in victorian times no longer felt that religious faith was a certain comfort.

the british empire was at its lowest military point since the american revolution.

the people of victorian times felt that their world was shrinking in size.

Hamlet act 1 what does polonius tell ophelia to do? why?

Which word in the sentence is the object of the preposition ? scrape the dishes and put them in the sink 1)in 2)them 3)dishes 4)sink

Read the following excerpt from "harrison bergeron" by kurt vonnegut: he tried to think a little about the ballerinas. they weren't really very good-no better than anybody else would have been, anyway. they were burdened with sashweights and bags of birdshot, and their faces were masked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or a pretty face, would feel like something the cat drug in. george was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn't be handicapped. but he didn't get very far with it before another noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts. what message about the role of media is best supported in this excerpt? a. media are the reason george is able to watch ballet. b. media change people's values, making them more selfish. c. media tend to make audiences' worldviews the same. d. media can be used to distract audiences from the truth.