Identifying Opposing Forces What internal conflict is happening in this passage?
It was the bottom of the eighth inning. The pitcher was
extremely tired from throwing the entire game, and his
arm had turned to jelly. The batter had two strikes
against him already. The pitcher knew that if he could
load his arm with power just one more time, he could
strike the batter out.
The pitcher is battling his weakened arm.
The pitcher is battling the visiting team.
The pitcher is battling the batter at the plate.

Discuss how hawthorne uses irony in "young goodman brown" to develop a theme or a character. your answer should be between 250 and 300 words.

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.

Was there a true resolution by the end of the play? what is hamlet’s attitude in the final scene? has he resolved the conflict between thought and action? your answer should be at least 250 words.