Question

text structure tuesdaydate:(ri.5.2)according to mythology, cupid was the roman god of love. he was the son of mercury (the winged messenger of the gods) and venus (the goddess of love). cupid appeared as a baby with wings, carrying a bow and a pack of arrows. however, these were no ordinary arrows. cupids arrows brought out love from its victim.like the other gods and goddesses, venus expected all the people to respect, worship, and love her. along came a princess named psyche. she was beautiful and kind, which made all the people love her. the people loved psyche so much that they forgot to worship venus. this infuriated venus! she ordered cupid to make psyche fall in love with the ugliest thing in the whole world. cupid set off to obey his mothers demands. unfortunately, while he was sneaking into psyches room, he accidentally scratched himself with his arrow. as a result, he falls deeply in love with the princess.after that he began to visit psyche every night to watch her while she slept. he instructed psyche never to try to see him. psyches older sisters convinced her first that cupid was a monster. when psyche tried to look at cupid, this angered cupid, and he left her. psyche searched for cupid everywhere for a very long time. eventually, the leader of the roman gods, jupiter, gave psyche a gift. jupiter granted psyche immortality, which allowed her to be with cupid. they had a beautiful daughter named volupta. the moral of the story? love and kindness will always win over jealousy and vanity.how does the author reveal the theme of this story?a. by including character dialogueb. by describing the characters thoughts and actionsc. by describing the settingd. by describing the internal thoughts of cupid

Explanation:

1. The theme of love and kindness overcoming jealousy and adversity is revealed through the plot: Venus's jealousy of Psyche, Cupid's forbidden love for Psyche, Psyche's perseverance, and their eventual happy ending, which directly embodies that love and kindness triumph over cruelty.
2. The author reveals the theme by developing the characters' thoughts and actions: Venus's cruel orders show her jealousy, Psyche's loyalty and search show her devotion, and Cupid's defiance of his mother shows his love, all of which build up to the theme of love and kindness prevailing.

Answer:

1. The theme is that love and kindness will always win over jealousy and cruelty.
2. d. by describing the internal thoughts of Cupid (and other characters' actions/conflicts that build the theme)