In "sinners in the hands of an angry god," edwards uses the image of a spider dangling on a thread over fire to describe

A person's ability to avoid da-mnation.

Explanation:

Sinners in the Hands of an ANgry God was a sermon written and preached by the Rev. Jonathan Edwards in  Northampton, Massachusetts, around the year of 1741, he speaks about the sins that the members of his congregation are guilty of, and how they are now sinners on the hands of an angry God because of that, but he uses the example of the spider dangling on a thread over fire creating the imagery needed to exemplify the fact that we are surrounded by sin, and by temptation but if we walk the path of good and right, we can avoid da-mnation.

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.