English, 17.10.2020 08:01 crookdamian21

From the hideous Count Orlok in the 1922 film Nosferatu to the impossibly handsome Edward Cullen in the popular Twilight series, vampires have captured our fascination for nearly one hundred years as heroes and villains of movies and books. But where did the story of these undead, blood-sucking creatures come from? Tales of the vampire, originally called the vampyr, first appeared in Eastern Europe hundreds of years ago. These folk tales involved corpses coming out of their graves, spreading disease, and—of course—drinking blood. Superstitious townspeople claimed to have found evidence of vampirism after digging up dead bodies. Some corpses were plump, with a healthy red color instead of deathly pale and skeletal, as would normally be expected from a corpse. Claims would include blood trickling from mouths as well as extended fingernails and hair grown long after burial.
These common folk developed defenses against the undead creatures. Garlic and holy symbols were common, although other plants such as wild rose or mustard seeds appeared in some folklore. Vampires were said to be unable to walk on hallowed ground, such as a church, and could not cross running water when not in their coffins. Many stories also claimed that a mirror could repel a vampire, although only recently have writers begun to include vampires’ nonexistent reflections in their stories.

-Excerpted from "Vampires in Myth" by Peter Rhomberg

Which would be the strongest fact to include in a paper about world mythology?

A. Tales of the vampire first appeared in Eastern Europe hundreds of years ago.

B. Vampires corpse descriptions would include blood trickling from mouths, and long fingernails and hair.

C. Included in vampire defenses were garlic and holy symbols.

D. Tales of vampires included corpses coming out of their graves and drinking blood.

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i don't think it's a good idea to threaten anyone at all.

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a, b, and c are all correct.

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answer: a good wench, give it me.

iago

good girl, give it to me.

emilia

what will you do with ’t, that you have been so earnest

325to have me filch it?

emilia

and what are you going to do with it? why did you want it so much that you begged me to steal it?

iago

why, what is that to you?

iago

what’s it to you?

emilia

if it be not for some purpose of import,

give ’t me again. poor lady, she’ll run mad

when she shall lack it.

emilia

if you don’t need it for some important reason, then give it back to me. poor lady, she’ll go crazy when she sees it’s missing.

iago

be not acknown on ’t,

330i have use for it. go, leave me.

iago

don’t admit to knowing anything about it. i need it. now go, leave me.

exit emilia

emilia exits.

i will in cassio’s lodging lose this napkin

and let him find it. trifles light as air

are to the jealous confirmations strong

as proofs of holy writ. this may do something.

335the moor already changes with my poison.

dangerous conceits are in their natures poisons

which at the first are scarce found to distaste,

but with a little act upon the blood

burn like the mines of sulfur.

i’ll leave this handkerchief at cassio’s house and let him find it.to a jealous man, a meaningless little thing like this looks like absolute proof. this handkerchief may be useful to me. the moor’s mind has already become infected with my poisonous suggestions. ideas can be like poisons. at first they hardly even taste bad, but once they get into your blood they start burning like hot lava.

enter othello

othello enters.

i did say so.

340look, where he comes. not poppy nor mandragora

nor all the drowsy syrups of the world,

shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep

which thou owedst yesterday.

here he comes. no drugs or sleeping pills will ever give you the restful sleep that you had last night.

othello

ha! ha! false to me?

othello

argh! she’s cheating on me?

iago

why, how now, general? no more of that.

iago

oh, general, , no more of that!

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a. by showing how a character reacts to or interacts with his or her surroundings

explanation:

the setting reveal information about a character by showing how a character reacts to or interacts with his or her surroundings.

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