Read the excerpt from “Rip Van Winkle.” Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as years of matrimony rolled on; a tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener by constant use.

What does the phrase “a tart temper mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener by constant use” suggest?

Rip Van Winkle and his wife have strong personalities, and the conflict between them escalates as their marriage goes on.
With each day the Van Winkles are together, the more intense and consistent Dame Van Winkle’s nagging becomes.
The Van Winkles' affection for each other grows stronger as they learn to talk through their differences.
As Rip Van Winkle becomes more accustomed to his wife’s demands, he adjusts his behavior to better meet her expectations.

Can someone me asap read these paragraphs from the excerpt. every great play teaches many lessons and touches nearly all social problems. but the great play does this by indirection. every beautiful thought is a teacher; every noble line speaks to the brain and heart. beauty, proportion, melody suggest moral beauty, proportion in conduct and melody in life. in a great play the relations of the various characters, their objects, the means adopted for their accomplishment, must suggest, and in a certain sense solve or throw light on many social problems, so that the drama teaches lessons, discusses social problems and gives intellectual pleasure. the stage should not be dogmatic; neither should its object be directly to enforce a moral. the great thing for the drama to do, and the great thing it has done, and is doing, is to cultivate the imagination. this is of the utmost importance. the civilization of man depends upon the development, not only of the intellect, but of the imagination. most crimes of violence are committed by people who are destitute of imagination. people without imagination make most of the cruel and infamous creeds. they were the persecutors and destroyers of their fellow-men. by cultivating the imagination, the stage becomes one of the greatest teachers. it produces the climate in which the better feelings grow; it is the home of the ideal. all beautiful things tend to the civilization of man. the great statues plead for proportion in life, the great symphonies suggest the melody of conduct, and the great plays cultivate the heart and brain. which statement describes how ingersoll uses a literary technique in his response? a- by using symbols, ingersoll explains the role of artistic expression, which engages readers. b- by using a metaphor, ingersoll explains how artistic thoughts address social issues, which clarifies his idea. c- by using allusion, ingersoll emphasizes the continued growth of artistic expression, which is relatable to readers. d- by using alliteration, ingersoll emphasizes the role drama plays in society, which evokes strong emotion.

Based on this chart, how many details should each event contain on the time-order chart? (site 1)

Which sentence is written correctly? mrs. ellis, a petite woman, wore the finest dresses from paris. mrs. ellis a petite woman, wore the finest dresses from paris. mrs. ellis, a petite woman wore the finest dresses from paris. mrs. ellis a petite woman wore the finest dresses from paris.