In a well developed paragraph of 5 – 7 sentences, describe the situational irony in “The Gift of the Magi”. How is this irony critical to the story’s theme?

What interactions did berthine have with other chaacters in the story the prisoners by guy de maupassant?

What is the independent cause in this sentence? "if the poem is about going mad when love is lost, what would happen if love didn't die? "

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.