Imagine you are the count's representative in robert browning's "my last duchess." having met the duke and listened to his story about his first wife, which of these would be best for you to advise the count to do regarding his daughter's engagement to the duke? tell his daughter to direct all of her smiles to the duke. welcome the duke; he will make a great son-in-law. just make sure her dowry is sufficient. break it off—quickly!

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england.simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?