Complete the following sentence. The politics of Radcliffe's medieval settings______________?
Correct answer: D. implies that contemporary British society has overcome the institutions leading to the horrors its characters experience.
- A. indicates her longing for the older aristocracy.
- B. suggests her commitment to the Catholic Church.
- C. is at odds with her explicit socialist politics.
- D. implies that contemporary British society has overcome the institutions leading to the horrors its characters experience.
Explanation
Radcliffe's medieval horrors make readers aware of oppressive institutions while implying that modern Britain has moved beyond them. Her settings therefore use the past to reassure readers about contemporary social progress.
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