Which excerpt from a student essay maintains the most objective tone?
a. steinbeck's initial description of the stranger's wagon was so comical that i really didn't take his character seriously.
b. steinbeck's initial description of the stranger's wagon makes the character seem almost comical.
c. i liked the way that steinbeck's initial description of the stranger's wagon makes his character seem almost comical.
d. it was hard for me to take the stranger's character seriously because steinbeck's initial description of his wagon was so comical.

The most objective excerpt is B: Steinbeck's initial description of the stranger's wagon makes the character seem almost comical.

Explanation:

The most objective excerpt is B: Steinbeck's initial description of the stranger's wagon makes the character seem almost comical. The other options all have subjective opinions. When writing an objective essay, personal opinions should be avoided. For example, in excerpt A the expression "I didn't take his character seriously" is too personal, and also quite informal. The same happens in excerpt C, where the student uses the expression "I liked the way...". That kind of phrase could be useful when expressing an opinion but not to describe or analyze someone's work. Option D also uses the first person, which is never objective as it is used to express personal points of view. That's why B is the most objective of all options: the observations made are not in first person and don't express a subjective opinion.

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!

explanation:

b is the answer