Question

Read the following sentence:

"'Most worthy man, you see before you one most wretched,' he began."

The author likely chose to use the word worthy to accomplish which of the following?
To create a parallel to his recent fall from greatness into despair
To create a contrast between the connotation of wretched and that of worthy
To develop the idea that his situation deserves the jailor's time and attention
To suggest a similar meaning based on the connotation of the word worthy

Answer 1

b

Answer 2

^ I agree

Answer 3

B IS CORRECT