How do the poison and the sleeping potion symbolize the idea that it is humans who bring about evil, NOT anything in
nature? Select all that apply.
They are both expensive because humans are greedy and selfish.
Juliet chooses to take the sleeping potion; no one forces her to take it.
Poison is evil, and it is because of the poison that Romeo and Juliet are both dead.
Romeo chooses to take the poison; he is not forced to take it.

98 ! use evidence from the text to support each response. complete at least one full paragraph for each question.1. select one of the stories or poems in this unit and identify the author's purpose for writing. then, identify the theme of that same story or poem. what is the difference between the theme and the author's purpose? are they the same, or are they different? 2. what views about what's important do most of the stories and poems in this unit share? how do the selections differ in their views of what's important? 3. name two pieces that share a theme and explain how each story develops this theme. try to answer them all. !