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17 August, 19:40

What is the author's purpose in writing that each of the three men had once been on the verge of 'cutting each other's throats'?

A) to give a symbolic reference to blood, which is the color of a rose

B) to justify Colonel Killigrew's name ... He once would 'kill' to get his girl.

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C) to express the extent each man would go to win the heart of Widow Wycherly

D) to demonstrate that each man was capable of murder under the right circumstances

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  1. 17 August, 22:06
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    It is a figure of speech. Obviously they hadn't actually been on the verge of cutting each other's throats, it's a fancy way of saying they were all very angry and couldn't stand each other. The author's purpose was to imply that before something happened, they were very angry and unable to stand each other.
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