Satire is a literary technique for criticizing people's foolishness or vices through humor, to inspire improvement. Find an example of satire in the story and
explain its impact on the reader.

"Imagine my surprise, nay, my consternation, when without moving from his privacy, Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to.”

This is using humor to express how it upset the main character when Bartleby said he would prefer not to [be reasonable]. Its impact on the reader is that it leads them to view Bartleby as sort of foolish by mocking something he said, making it seem outlandish and unreasonable.

Explanation:

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explanation:

the tone of the passage is sympathetic to the forbidden love of romeo and juliet. the nurse plays a significant role in the play. she is responsible for making their meeting again possible. additionally, there is a sense of warning in the choice of words of the nurse. she seems to be authoritative when she calls romeo "scurvy knave", and at the same time the fact that she addresses to him as "sir" reflects respect. the nurse is "vexed", this word describes her confused state of mind. on the one hand, she finds romeo a fine and eloquent man, but on the other, it is thought that man's nature forces men to try to trick women.