Which aspect of editha's character does the following excerpt from william dean howells's short story "editha" reveal?
"that ignoble peace! it was no peace at all, with that crime and shame at our very gates." she was conscious of parroting the current phrases of the newspapers, but it was no time to pick and choose her words. she must sacrifice anything to the high ideal she had for him, and after a good deal of rapid argument she ended with the climax: "but now it doesn't matter about the how or why. since the war has come, all that is gone. there are no two sides, any more. there is nothing now but our country."

a) empty idealism

b) pragmatism

c) manipulation

d) moral fortitude

Read the excerpt from henry wadsworth longfellow’s translation of an excerpt from dante’s inferno and answer the question. but inasmuch as never from this depth did any one return, if i hear true, without the fear of infamy i answer . . “the love song of j. alfred prufrock” begins with an excerpt from dante’s inferno. which two statements express how this source material contributes to the mood of the poem? click here to read the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of horror that eliot elaborates throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of enthusiasm that eliot argues against throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of boldness that eliot continues throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of shame that eliot explores throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of enlightenment that eliot mocks throughout the poem. next question ask for