Ghost. the serpent that did sting thy father's life now wears the crown

hamlet. o my prophetic soul! my uncle?

a. ghost
b. prophecy
c. demon

A. Ghost.

Explanation:

This is the excerpt from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" (Act-I scene v) where Hamlet learns that his father was murdered by Claudius and now has worn the crown. Therefore, after knowing this, he decides to plot revenge against him. He uses the metaphor of snake to display the evil side of Claudius. The supernatural element that has been emphasized here in this scene is the ghost who is his father's spirit as it reveals Claudius' evil side and at the same time puts some restrictions on Hamlet in order to pursue the revenge plot. The ghost requests Hamlet to comply with these restrictions. Thus, the supernatural element employed in this excerpt is a ghost (Hamlet's father's spirit) who is introduced by Shakespeare to provide a turning point to the main plot.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)