Select all that apply. in what ways does the anecdote differ from the short story? a) the author's purpose is to entertain. b) there is no defined conflict. c) there is no defined plot. d) the characters are not fully developed. e) it is usually short enough to read at one sitting. f) it is serious in tone. g) the conclusion is not neatly wrapped up.

Multiple ! in this excerpt from act i, scene vi, of macbeth, duncan praises the atmosphere in the castle and the hospitality of his hostess. identify two reasons that these comments are ironic. duncan: this castle hath a pleasant seat: the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle sense. . . (enter lady macbeth.) duncan: see, see, our honour'd hostess! — the love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we as love. herein i teach you how you shall bid god ild us for your pains, and us for your trouble. he will meet his death in the castle, which he considers a pleasant place. his praise for inverness and his hostess, lady macbeth, is deceptive. duncan secretly plans to give macbeth's title to donalbain. the hostess he praises is actually plotting his murder.

Compare how this myth is portrayed in the painting and in the text. is the mood similar or different? how do the painter and the author create these moods

How does the literature of this period influence future generations of american literature? where have you seen traces of these themes and how were they presented in the other literature you read?