1. There are many more extroverts than introverts in America. This puts a lot of pressure on introverts to fit in and be like everybody else. Even in school, teachers add to this pressure by making class participation part of the student's grade. Consequently, introverts have to acquire additional skills to deal with these pressures.
2. Michelangelo had a tremendous memory. He could remember the details of works of art after having seen them just once. He copied these works, but changed them dramatically--he created copies in his own, unique style. As a result, few people ever realized some of his works were actually copies.
3. After more than five months of fighting, the British had lost so many men and they were unable to make progress. People began to realize that the war would not end before Christmas. Instead, it would continue for longer and be more ironic than they had ever imagined.
4. Both as a poet and as a philosopher, Dante's political outlook was formed by the period in which he lived. During his liftime he even participated in important debates that were of a political and intellectual nature. Though it is true that certain themes in his writing broke with the past, Dante was more than a simple reactionary. His moral and political views were both quite extraordinary for his time.
5. The criticism of Wordsworth and Coleridge are usually examined together. However, it is important to remember that these two men were very different. Moreover, their works were written for different reasons and during different periods of their lives. Wordsworth wrote Preface to Lyrical Ballads when he was young and his life lay before him. Coleridge, on the other hand, wrote Biographia Litteraria near the end of his life.