Marcus has just read a soliloquy in which the play’s antagonist challenges the gods with these words:
“Oh, gods, you cannot stop me now! No force of nature can halt my plan. Tonight, the king shall propose to Alexandra, though he knows not that her loyalty is already sworn to me. Ha! And then, when that weak and softhearted king has pledged his love to a serpent in disguise, I shall finally see my moment of sweet revenge!”
What can Marcus learn from the antagonist’s soliloquy?
The antagonist is really a princess in disguise.
The antagonist feels she has been wronged by the king.
Alexandra is the antagonist’s daughter.
The antagonist is bound by the rules of the gods.
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Marcus can learn that the antagonist is plotting to deceive the king by manipulating his feelings for Alexandra, who is apparently already loyal to the antagonist. The soliloquy suggests that the antagonist is seeking revenge for a perceived wrong done to her. Additionally, the antagonist seems to believe that the gods are powerless to interfere with her plans.
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