The novels and plays which Dumas wrote are not worth reading because they're not good, and too tedious to keep the reader interested
create a true and precise portrayal of the lives of prominent historical figures
have been criticized by some literary authorities as being inferior in quality
are full of dialogues, but not much happens in them
tend not to have very strong or realistic plots
Dumas's first success was with a novel rather than a play
occurred during the Romantic period in literary history
came when he started being attentive to his work
was with his novel The Three Musketeers
came with a play written about a royal figure
The passage tells us that Alexandre Dumas paid critics and others to give his work good reviews
never credited those who worked on his novels alongside him
co-authored several novels with others of equal status
adapted legends and other stories for his novels
achieved all his goals and died an extremely wealthy man
57 CLASSIFYING LIFE FORMS Exactly what is a plant and how is it different from other life forms? This may initially seem like a simple question. Everyone knows that an elm tree is a plant, whereas a dog is not. Nevertheless, the precise definition of plants is still a matter of debate among some scientists. All living things are made up of protoplasm, a complex material composed of organic substances such as sugars, proteins and fats. Protoplasm is arranged in tiny units called cells. All living things are composed of cells. As recently as the late 1960s, scientists believed that all organisms could be classified as members of either the plant or the animal kingdom. Life forms that are green and that can synthesize their own food using light energy were put in the plant kingdom. Those organisms that lack green pigment and are able to move about were considered to be animals. Researchers now agree that living things are more properly divided into two groups-prokaryotes and eukaryotes. These major groups comprise five kingdoms. Major differences between cells are used to distinguish between these groups and kingdoms.
