I think that the answer is A) reforms that had failed to improve Ireland's situation.
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One of the reasons why the complex characters in Shakespeare's plays appeal to a wide audience is because everyone can relate to at least one aspect of many characters, since they are so multi-layered. <span />
I had a teacher once tell me allot of times the summary will be in the first sentence and sometimes it may be in the last