Worthington has been praying and fasting for days. his healer has been making extraordinary noises, beating him, and giving him foul-tasting brews to drink. it is most likely that worthington and his healer are ) both psychotic
b) engaged in a sadomasochistic ritual
c) exorcising the demons that are responsible for worthington's troubles
d) exercising their right to do whatever they want in private

c) exorcising the demons that are responsible for Worthington's troubles

Explanation: Exorcism is a spiritual or religious practice where a person who acts as a priest or spiritual lead(exorcist/healer) is seen making attempt to identify and remove the cause of the problems affecting the person which.

Different religions have their own approach to exorcism using their own prescribed system, exorcism has been found to be effective in removing evil spirits and other causes of problems especially in the case of Worthington.

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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