Read the excerpt from act iii of the importance of being earnest. [gwendolen and cecily are at the window, looking out into the garden.] gwendolen. the fact that they did not follow us at once into the house, as any one else would have done, seems to me to show that they have some sense of shame left. cecily. they have been eating muffins. that looks like repentance. what do you learn about gwendolen and cecily from this excerpt? they value honesty and are angry that the men have lied to them. they value romance and are willing to make excuses for the men they love. they value wisdom and refuse to admit that they were wrong. they value commitment and are willing to marry anyone who will marry them.

The second option is the right answer.

Explanation:

In Oscar Wilde's play, at the end of act 2 Jack confesses that he has never had a brother Ernest and that he has not the smallest intention of having neither Cecily nor Gwendolen in the future. Humorously, Gwendoleen and Cecily at the window, looking out into the garden see their action of eating muffins as a demonstartion of repentance and shame for what they have said and done which indeed these men do not feel at all. In reality the women are making excuses for the men they love in spite of their unmannerly behaviour towards Cecily and Gwendolen.

(the answer is d)

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the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)