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Hamlet, Texas
How does the author incorporate themes of power and authority, drawing on ideas from past literary works or historical events?
A The townspeople assert themselves over the council and institute an emergency election.
B The Chamber of Commerce usurps total control of the town by infiltrating the City Council.
C Both the City Council and Chamber of Commerce vie for power against one another, though their interests differ.
D There are not strong themes of power and authority in this passage.

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C

The passage frames power as a contested struggle: the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce each try to shape the town’s future, echoing familiar literary and historical patterns of competing authorities (e.g., rival factions in Shakespearean drama or civic power struggles in local history).