Read the passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger.” Another door opened beneath the king, and a priest, followed by a band of choristers, and dancing maidens blowing joyous airs on golden horns and treading an epithalamic measure, advanced to where the pair stood, side by side, and the wedding was promptly and cheerily solemnized. Then the gay brass bells rang forth their merry peals, the people shouted glad hurrahs, and the innocent man, preceded by children strewing flowers on his path, led his bride to his home.

Why is it significant that the people celebrate the man’s forced wedding?

It symbolizes the joy and thrill of marriage.
It symbolizes the lack of concern and empathy for others.
It suggests that good always wins.
It suggests that people are ruled by fate.

Answer (B)It symbolizes the lack of concern and empathy for others.
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