Response:
1. A. Revenge constitutes both a moral and legal wrongdoing.
2. Revenge embodies a form of primal justice that, as human nature leans towards it, the law should work actively to suppress.
3. This underlines Bacon's stance that pursuing revenge isn’t the most sagacious or honorable option. It indicates that very few individuals engage in a malicious deed purely for its own sake. Various motivations may drive someone to commit such an act—like the temptation of gain, the pursuit of pleasure, the desire for unearned recognition, or similar impulses. These individuals have abandoned self-discipline, and our inclination towards vengeance drags us down to their level.
4. D: Treacherous
5. B: unforgivable
6. C: to explore the nature and repercussions of revenge.
Note: The queries are listed below.
Text-Dependent Questions
Instructions: For each question, select the best response or provide a complete answer.
1. PART A: What central concept is most accurately captured in the text?
A. Revenge equates to moral and legal transgression.
B. Revenge and justice are synonymous; the terminology shifts based on circumstances.
C. When the law fails to deliver justice, the injured must pursue reparations themselves.
D. Fixating on revenge keeps one trapped in the past, hindering progress, and is thus futile.
2. PART B: Provide textual evidence to substantiate your response to Part A.
3. “There is no man doth a wrong for the wrong’s sake.” (Paragraph 3) What role does this quotation play in relation to the passage—does it bolster or contradict Bacon’s argument?
4. PART A: In paragraph 6, how is the term “perfidious” best understood?
A. Restless
B. Loyal
C. Snobbish
D. Treacherous
5. PART B: Which excerpt from the paragraph most clearly supports your answer to Part A?
A. “desperate saying”
B. "unforgivable
C. "commanded to forgive”
D. “content to accept evil”
6. What is the author's probable intention in this passage?
A. To promote revenge under most conditions.
B. To argue against all kinds of revenge.
C. To investigate the nature and effects of revenge.
D. To scrutinize the legal boundaries of justice and revenge.
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