4. Lines 18–28: What adages, clichés, or idioms are you familiar with in these lines? List and categorize these phrases and paraphrase their meanings. What do you

think is Tempest's purpose for including them in her poem?

This is from My Shakespeare

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.

The dragon wakes is a metaphor for a big event; what is the event how does moonshadows belief about dragons him understand what is happening

Oceans produce approximately 80 percent of the oxygen our planet needs to support animal life. pollution that reaches the ocean through dumping, oil leaks, runoff, and other processes interferes with that oxygen production and poses a real threat to the oxygen content in our atmosphere. if the oxygen content decreases, it is likely that carbon dioxide will increase. this could have dramatic consequences for life as we know it. which does this passage indicate causes a decrease of oxygen in the atmosphere?