Which quotation from the passage best supports the theme that feelings of guilt are difficult to escape? O "O coward that I am, to live so long, / To see my best friend ta'en before my face!" O "Whatsoever I did bid thee do / Thou shouldst attempt it." O "Come now, keep thine oath. / Now be a freeman." O "Stand not to answer: here, take thou the hilts."

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Rebecca Phillips

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15 September, 03:08

Which quotation from the passage best supports the theme that feelings of guilt are difficult to escape? O "O coward that I am, to live so long, / To see my best friend ta'en before my face!" O "Whatsoever I did bid thee do / Thou shouldst attempt it." O "Come now, keep thine oath. / Now be a freeman." O "Stand not to answer: here, take thou the hilts."

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Michael · Answer 1

A. "O coward that I am, to live so long, / To see my best friend ta'en before my face!"

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Mira Clayton · Answer 2

"O coward that I am, to live so long, / To see my best friend ta'en before my face!"

Explanation:

The character seems to have lived longer than he or she should, but the feeling of guilt remained with the character, since the quotation shows that the character considers him or herself a coward while remember the best friend who was taken.