Question 23 • GA-English Language Arts 8
The play’s theme centers on compassion and helping people in danger, even when doing so is difficult or against the rules. The image of a hunter refusing to kill a bird that comes to him for safety expresses that mercy directly, so choice A best reflects the theme. The other quotations describe persecution, official opposition, or an order to leave, rather than stating the play’s compassionate message.
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