Answers CHS English 4 A-CR .5 ENGHamlet, Part 5: Characteristics of Elizabethan Drama

Hamlet, Part 5: Characteristics of Elizabethan Drama Answers

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What is the best definition of allegory?

a story in which the characters have secret identities

a story in which the characters represent ideas

a story in which there are no characters

a story in which the characters are complex and realistic

What concepts or ideas do characters in this passage represent?

readiness, advice, comfort, and belief

pilgrimages, voyages, and journeys

beauty, good deeds, strength, and discretion

help, comfort, togetherness, and beauty

What is the symbolic meaning of the passage?

Strength of character is far more important than good deeds.

Traits like beauty, strength, and discretion can make life easier.

People should always listen to advice from their friends.

Doing good deeds for others is a sign of strength.

Which sentence most likely comes from an allegory?

Simon couldn’t help but be jealous that Nico would get to play the hero in the school play.

Everyone deals with envy; the important thing is to resist giving in to negative emotions.

Katya glanced at Rachel and thought about how difficult it was not to envy her best friend.

Jealousy quarreled with Forgiveness, but eventually Forgiveness won the argument.

What message about life does the passage convey?

People are often unprepared for death.

Death is not an ending but a beginning.

It takes courage to face one’s death.

Education prepares people for real life.

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