Read the excerpt from act ii of hamlet.

yet i,
a dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak,
like john-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause,
and can say nothing; no, not for a king,
upon whose property and most dear life
a cursed defeat was made.

what is the effect of the figurative language used in this excerpt? choose all that apply.
it shows hamlet’s willpower.
it shows hamlet’s indecision.
it shows hamlet’s determination.
it shows hamlet’s confusion.
it shows hamlet’s idleness.
it shows hamlet’s success.

In the list below, which plot event appears out of order? setting rising action falling action climax resolution setting rising action falling action resolution

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

Before ending this lesson, take a moment to review an informative research essay you have written. you’ve probably already written a conclusion to the essay. but is it the best conclusion it can be? does it properly summarize the main subtopics of your essay? does it state in one or two sentences the “so what” of your topic. if your topic was abraham lincoln, your essay shouldn’t be just about abraham lincoln. it should answer, “so what about abraham lincoln? ” take five or ten minutes, and looking only at that single paragraph, revise your conclusion