Fill in the gaps with the Comparative or Superlative forms of adjectives.
The Color of Emperors
Purple is the marriage of opposites, a mixture of (hot) color and (cold) one. It is much (energetic) than any other color and (powerful) color of the rainbow. The green planet that we call home may have actually looked purple in (early) days, according to the "Purple Earth theory." There were (tiny) microorganisms that dominated the planet and possibly created (pure) purple hue that could be seen from space. (Late) times (saturated) hues of purple were adopted by ancient (up) class. Imperial purple became the monopoly of Roman emperors who prohibited their citizens from wearing purple clothing under penalty of death, though (poor) citizens couldn’t afford it — a pound of purple wool was much (expensive) than most people earned in a year. Purple was (favorite) color of Egypt’s Cleopatra known for her (extraordinary) purple sails ship of the time. Purple has survived for centuries, has been (legislated) color in history, has sent men to their deaths and yet still causes most people to smile when they look at it. But this may be (big) threat purple has ever faced.