Question

this excerpt is from the beginning pages of a novel involving a long, exhausting, and expensive court case about an inheritance dispute. the case has lasted for several generations and been overseen by many judges, some more ethical than others. the case is about to come before the court of chancery, which addresses noncriminal matters. the lord chancellor, who sits in lincolns inn hall, oversees the court of chancery. from bleak house london. michaelmas term lately over, and the lord chancellor sitting in lincolns inn hall. implacable november weather. as much mud in the streets, as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a megalosaurus forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up holborn - hill. smoke lowering down from chimney - pots, making a soft black drizzle, with flakes of soot in it as big as full - grown snow - flakes—gone into mourning, one might imagine, for the death of the sun. dogs. which sentence best describes how the setting exemplifies the theme of corrupted justice? 1. the animals and people that become stuck in the mud are similar to court cases that never conclude. 2. when a court of law is corrupted, it resembles a dinosaur that creates fear among the entire populace. 3. justice provides a solid foundation for society, but injustice causes people to lose control of their actions. 4. a corrupt court taints all who are governed by its laws just as filth and fog can infect every part of daily life.

Explanation:

Answer:

1. A corrupt court taints all who are governed by its laws just as filth and fog can infect every part of daily life.