Rosalind Frankin was the orginal creator of Photo 51. Her ideas where stolen by Watson & Crick and they recieved all the benefits for her discoveries.
The imagery assists in setting the overall tone of suspicion, saying that the area is beautiful but feels dangerous. It assists in adding symbolism as well as giving the reader a sense of foreboding.
Your answer would be A. - Apex
I'm reading the book now and so far it seems like it'd jealousy. because abigail is jealous of John's wife, Elizabeth and she's doing all she did just to take her place of being his wife. ( Get rid of her basically)