Question

Which of the following incidents from "The Contest” by Arthur Conan Doyle most clearly depicts Nero as a despotic ruler surrounded by assistants who adamantly seek to please him?

Answer 1

"There occurs an event which invites the prominent singers of the land to a competition. Nero participates in this tournament. But he performs horribly.

However his cohorts, instead of criticizing his performance applauds his terrible singing in order to please him, while ignoring the performance of the other singers.

This goes on to show that he is an autocratic ruler who is goaded on by his followers.

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