Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this poem. read this line from "the river merchant's wife: a letter," which describes the speaker and her husband when they were children. two small people, without dislike or suspicion. how does this line and the previous lines' descriptions of the speaker and her husband playing near each other develop the idea that time and maturity can allow love to develop between two people? they indicate that it would be better not to grow up, but to remain a child at heart always. they suggest that, as children, the speaker and her future husband had no strong feelings for each other. they indicate that, in that time and place, boys and girls played together as equals. they suggest that people should be suspicious of everyone they meet, even as children, for everyone has a negative side.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.

Can you describe the word chalk without saying the words chalk or chalky? (type your own definition of the word.)

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