What is ironic about the allusion to bethlehem in the last line of the poem the second coming
a. the event described is the opposite of christian salvation.
b. yeats was a devotee of pre-christian theology.
c. jesus had already been born two thousand years earlier.
d. the second coming will happen when you least expect it.

Robert was not waiting for her in the little parlor. he was nowhere at hand. the house was empty. but he had scrawled on a piece of paper that lay in the lamplight: "i love you. good-by—because i love you." what significant idea, presented throughout the novel, does robert's final departure and note highlight? edna is ultimately alone in her rebirth. edna needs to find solace in her children. edna will never be truly loved by anyone. edna should not have forsaken her family.