Which lines from the reading best show the cyclops to be an antagonist? a. [t]he monster relit his fire and milked his handsome ewes. b. our party quickly made its way into the cave / but we failed to find our host [the cyclops] himself inside. c. as soon as he'd [the cyclops] briskly finished all his chores / he lit his fire and spied us in the blaze . . / the hearts inside us shook, / terrified by his rumbling voice and monstrous hulk. d. i approached my host [the cyclops] with a cordial, winning word.

The lines from the reading that best show the Cyclops to be an antagonist are As soon as he'd [the Cyclops] briskly finished all his chores / he lit his fire and spied us in the blaze . . . / The hearts inside us shook, / terrified by his rumbling voice and monstrous hulk.

Explanation:

An antagonist is an opposing force to the protagonist or hero of a story, it could be represented for many different things, it could be a singular person or a group of people, but in any of the cases it is certain that it someone or something that the protagonist will eventually have to confront during the progress of the story.

b

explanation:

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.