Select the line that best supports the theme greed can prompt bad decisions.
"king midas returned my beloved teacher to me, / so i rewarded him with a wish—whatever he wanted would be." (lines 1–2)
"midas cried, 'give my fingers a golden touch! / then, i shall have a gilded kingdom and such.'" (lines 3–4)
"i tried to make him see the err of his choice, / but he would not heed the caution in my voice." (lines 4–5)
"yet, maybe if i had put up more of a fight and a fret, / then i wouldn't have to live with all this regret." (lines 15–16)

How does a wilted rose represent/symbolizes dark romanticism

4. at the conclusion of frankenstein, robert walton has an encounter with the monster, who arrives after victor frankenstein has died. perhaps surprisingly, the monster mourns his creator and expresses remorse over the fate that victor suffered. the monster pledges to destroy himself and then departs, disappearing as he goes further north. how does the monster’s behavior and attitude in this part of the novel affect the way readers view him? is he sympathetic? is he more hateful because it is only after victor has died that he relents? how does the change in the monster fit with the theme of duality in the novel?

Which of the following best describes a situation where odysseus men succumb to temptation