The Tragedy of Hamlet by William Shakespeare ACT II, Scene II

1. What does King Claudius and Queen Gertrude ask Guildenstern and Rosencrantz to do?
Why?

2. How are Fortinbras, Prince of Norway, and Prince Hamlet similar?

3. In speaking with Guildenstern and Rosencrantz, what does Hamlet want from them? Why do they resist telling Hamlet what he wants to know?

4. What is Hamlet's plan involving the play The Murder of Gonzago?

5. How does Hamlet see himself as similar to Pyrrhus, the main character in the play The
Murder of Gonzago?

Select the correct answer to which literary movement did ambrose bierce belong? a.romanticism b.realism c.naturalism d.neoclassicism

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.

One of the girls brought some candy for you. the prepositional phrase(s) is/are __