Why does rosaline represent a foil to juliet?
a. because they are so similar
b. because romeo's superficial attraction to rosaline is contrasted with romeo's deep love for juliet
c. because romeo's deep love for rosaline is contrasted with his superficial attraction to juliet
d. because the two women are the same character internally, but look different ext

The correct answer is option B.because Romeo's superficial attraction to Rosaline is contrasted with Romeo's deep love for Juliet

Explanation:

The love that Romeo feels for Rosaline is a superficial and sickly love.

Rosaline does not give back that love and Romeo only suffers and refuses to meet other women, always blinded by the love he feels towards her.

While meeting Juliet, Romeo realizes that with her, he does recognize true love, and that despite the problems that exist between the two families, the love of Romeo and Juliet is pure and fully reciprocated.

faithful servants eumaeus and philaetius:

his ragged vest then drawn aside disclosed the sign conspicuous, and the scar exposed: eager they view'd, with joy they stood amazed with tearful eyes o'er all their master gazed:

these servants know ulysses by the scar he got when he was a child - so when he showed them the mark, they immediately knew this is truly their master and they hugged him, finally starting to believe his words.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.