In at least 100 words, explain the setting and event indicated in the above excerpt. Then, describe the characters participating in the event and explain the context clues that helped you define the under lined vocabulary word.

When first i engaged in this work, i resolved to leave neither words nor things unexamined, and myself with a prospect of the hours which i should revel away in feasts of literature . . –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson what is the connotation of the word revel in this passage?

Arrange the events below in chronological order. claudius and polonius hide themselves and listen in on hamlet's conversation with ophelia. claudius decides that hamlet's madness is not caused by neglected love and that he is dangerous. rosencrantz and guildenstern tell claudius that they still do not know the cause of hamlet's behavior. polonius suggests that he will hide and listen as the queen talks with hamlet.

Highlight descriptive details. the air was motionless. the dust lay still. only the horseflies stirred, continuing to bite at our legs, but nobody even attempted to swat them away. —iqbal, francesco d’adamo what inferences can be made about the setting, based on the descriptive details in the passage? check all that apply. the setting is unpleasant. the setting is appealing. the setting has very little movement. the setting has insects. the setting is somewhere cold. the setting is a stable.