"But we do deny it - we do deny it!" cried the elders. "For at that very time our king was sojourning at Troezen on
the other side of the Saronic Sea, and he knew nothing of
the young prince's death. We ourselves managed the
city's affairs while he was abroad, and we know whereof
we speak. Androgeos was slain, not through the king's
orders but by the king's nephews, who hoped to rouse
your anger against Aegeus so that you would drive him
from Athens and leave the kingdom to one of them."
-"The Cruel Tribute,"
James Baldwin
What is the effect of Minos accusing Aegeus of killing
his son?
The king decides to leave on a long journey.
The elders admít what really happened.
The nephews decide to kill Androgeos.

Stress generally occurs when someone? a.becomes overconfident b.disregards others c.feels overwhelmed

Which quotation best expresses a major theme of this speech? "i saw my evil day at hand. the sun rose dim on us in theo morning, and at night is sunk in a dark cloud, and looked likea ball of fire.""i am much grieved, for i expected, if i did not defeat you, too hold out much longer, and give you more trouble before ! surrendered."m"we went to our great father. we were encouraged. hiso great council gave us fair words and big promises, but wegot no satisfaction.".**we told them to let us alone; but they followed on andbeset our paths, and they coiled themselves among us likethe snake."

Read these paragraphs from the story. i told him my address. it would take an hour’s quick walk to get back home. “it’s like this,” he said. “we’ll look at the matter straight. if you go back home tonight, you take your chance of accidents. a cart may run over you, and there’s always banana skins and orange peel, to say nothing of fallen ladders.” he spoke of the improbable with an intense seriousness that would have been laughable six hours before. but i did not laugh. what does this interaction between the two men reveal about james? james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation. james is dismayed by the things mr. atkinson says and begins to feel uncomfortable. james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying. james is appreciative of mr. atkinson's concern and wonders if he should hurry home. the correct answer is; "james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying." i am not putting this up so someone can answer but so when people search this they will know the correct the correct answer is not; "james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation." everyone said that was the right answer but its your