Who paid for Ryan McGregor's defence?

Ryan couldn't afford a Solicitor, the McGregor's had had very little money since Meggie lost her job. Fortunately, a generous, but anonymous, donation came through from Jasmine Hadley, the mother of his son's love, Sephy Hadley. With the money, they hired Kelani Adams, a very famous and successful cross lawyer, and she acted as a defence for the McGregor's

Explanation:

the penalty for defying creon's decree is death, as can be seen in the tragedy. if you do obey him however, all is forgiven

third person

explanation:

note the usage of names and pronouns, "james" & "the old man". this alone can confirm it as third person, as first person uses "i" and the like, while second person uses "you" and the like.

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