Which best describes how the two adaptations of Hamlet differ?
Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet . Guildenstern: Happy in that we are not over happy; On Fortune’s cap we are not the very button. Hamlet: Nor the soles of her shoe? Rosencrantz: Neither, my lord. What is being personified in this excerpt?
How does Fuller develop an argument for women’s rights and education?
Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England . The queen continues to encourage dramatic art, personally attending performances at Gray’s Inn, Greenwich Palace, and Whitehall Palace. In 1583 she establishes her own theater company, the Queen’s Men, and leading actors flock to it. Puritans are enraged, and the following year the city authorities try to outlaw plays altogether, both within and outside the city walls. But now that drama has received royal approval, they don’t stand a chance. What was the most direct effect of the establishment of the Queen’s Men?
Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . Rosencrantz: My lord, you once did love me. Hamlet: So I do still, by these pickers and stealers. Rosencrantz: Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper? you do surely bar the door upon your own liberty, if you deny your griefs to your friend. Hamlet: Sir, I lack advancement. Rosencrantz: How can that be when you have the voice of the king himself for your succession in Denmark? Hamlet: Ay, sir, but ‘While the grass grows,’—the proverb is something musty. Hamlet’s character is complex in the excerpt because
Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet . Claudius: Not that I think you did not love your father, But that I know love is begun by time, And that I see, in passages of proof, Time qualifies the spark and fire of it . . . That we would do, We should do when we would, for this 'would' changes, And hath abatements and delays as many As there are tongues, are hands, are accidents; And then this 'should' is like a spendthrift sigh, That hurts by easing. But, to the quick o' the ulcer; Hamlet comes back; what would you undertake To show yourself your father's son in deed More than in words? Claudius’s reaction advances the central conflict of the play because he
Read the excerpt from an analysis of the end of Act V of Hamlet . A duel takes place between Laertes and Hamlet. But due to treachery, Laertes and Hamlet are poisoned, as are Claudius and Gertrude, and they all die. Which is the best summary of the theme that is developed in this section of the play?
Based on the description of events, who filled the role of the negative party in the debate?
Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii. Polonius: Beware Of entrance to a quarrel, but, being in, Bear ’t that th’ opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express’d in fancy; rich, not gaudy ... Shakespeare’s word choice in the passage creates a tone that is
What other theme is addressed in the excerpt?
What is the purpose of this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales. "But, sirs, it is not courteous of you To speak so roughly to an old man, who Has not offended you by word or deed. It’s there in Holy Writ for you to read: "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head Of an old man”—and therefore do no harm, I warn you, to an old man while you’re young, Any more than you’d like to have it done To you in old age, should you live so long. Now God be with you! I go where I must go.” How is the old man characterized in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene ii. [Exeunt all except HAMLET.] Hamlet: O! that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew; Or that the Everlasting had not fix’d His canon ’gainst self-slaughter! O God! O God! How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world. Fie on ’t! O fie! ’tis an unweeded garden, That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely. That it should come to this! What effect does the stage direction have on the scene?
Read the excerpt from Grendel . He sang of battles and marriages, of funerals and hangings, the whimperings of beaten enemies, of splendid hunts and harvests. He sang of Hrothgar, hoarfrost white, magnificent of mind. When he finished, the hall was as quiet as a mound. I too was silent, my ear pressed tight against the timbers. Even to me, incredibly, he had made it all seem true and very fine. Which statement best describes Grendel’s perspective?
What best describes the contrast between the narrative structures of Version 1 and Version 2?
Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Sentiments. Having deprived her of this first right of a citizen, the elective franchise, thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation, he has oppressed her on all sides. Which words in the excerpt have negative connotations? Choose two correct answers.
Read the statement about Swift’s "A Modest Proposal." Swift’s skillful and abundant use of false premises to develop his argument was the most effective way to signal that he was writing a satire. This statement is
Read the passage from Beowulf. They marched in step, hurrying on till the timbered hall rose before them, radiant with gold. Nobody on earth knew of another building like it. Majesty lodged there, its light shone over many lands. So their gallant escort guided them to that dazzling stronghold and indicated the shortest way to it; then the noble warrior wheeled on his horse and spoke these words: "It is time for me to go. May the Almighty Father keep you and in His kindness watch over your exploits. I'm away to the sea, back on alert against enemy raiders." Which excerpts from the passage provide strong evidence that Hrothgar’s hall is famous throughout the lands? Choose two correct answers.
Read the literary analysis paragraph. Shakespeare’s writing style reveals information about attitudes toward the landscape. His precise word choice provides detailed descriptions of the outdoors. In Titus Andronicus , he uses words like "ruthless," "vast," and "gloomy" to describe forests. Although he is known as the "playwright’s playwright," Shakespeare could have been a travel guide. In which sentence does the author provide relevant evidence?
Which best describes the hook in a presentation?
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