Read the excerpt from part two of trifles.

county attorney (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries). well, ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?

mrs. peters. we think she was going to--knot it.

county attorney. well, that’s interesting, i’m sure. (seeing the birdcage.) has the bird flown?

mrs. hale (putting more quilt pieces over the box.) we think the--cat got it.

which idea is suggested by this excerpt?

a. the women are beginning to feel superior to the men because they do not think the men are capable of solving the case.
b. the women still have no idea about what really happened between mr. and mrs. wright.
c. the women are going to hide what they have discovered to protect mrs. wright.
d. the women believe that the men should be taught a lesson in sensitivity, so they keep information from the men.

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lady bracknell. well, i must say, algernon, that i think it is high time that mr. bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. this shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. . i should be much obliged if you would ask mr. bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on saturday, for i rely on you to arrange my music for me. it is my last reception, and one wants something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much. what aspect of lady bracknell’s behavior does wilde use to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society? her concern with a party instead of mr. bunbury’s health her interest in playing classical music at her reception her jealousy over algernon’s friendship with the sickly mr. bunbury her concern about the health of algernon’s friend

In twelve years a slave, northup realizes he cannot trust anyone after his kidnapping except hamilton and brown god the physician the women who gave him drink

Describe the term romanticism. how is it evident in the poems of the era? be sure to include information related to poems from at least two authors. support your response with evidence related to form, sound, structure, and other poetic elements.