Read the excerpt from the fellowship of the ring. that was gandalf’s mark, of course, and the old man was gandalf the wizard, whose fame in the shire was due mainly to his skill with fires, smokes, and lights. his real business was far more difficult and dangerous, but the shire-folk knew nothing about it. to them he was just one of the "attractions” at the party. hence the excitement of the hobbit-children. "g for grand! ” they shouted, and the old man smiled. they knew him by sight, though he only appeared in hobbiton occasionally and never stopped long; but neither they nor any but the oldest of their elders had seen one of his firework displays—they now belonged to the legendary past. how is gandalf characterized in this excerpt? as dangerous as intriguing as excited as irritable

Which of the following excerpt from part one of trifles suggest that mrs.hale believes mrs.wright may have had a motive for killing her husband?

Based on how the stage directions are used in this excerpt from act 1 scene 1 of richard iii what was likely the main purpose of providing stage directions in drama

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile