Shakespeare’s plays can be divided into major categories. His tragedies center around heroes with tragic flaws. A tragic flaw is a defect in a character that leads to his or her demise and, often, death at the end of the play. In Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, the main character Hamlet’s indecision over whether to avenge his father’s death leads to his downfall. In Macbeth, Scottish general Macbeth’s ambition for the throne drives him to murder. He is then plagued by guilt and madness. Based on the passage, what is Hamlet’s tragic flaw in the play Hamlet?

A
extreme guilt

B
opposition to war

C
indecision

D
ambition

Match the term to the purpose it has. 1. but 2. furthermore 3. meanwhile 4. in the distance 5. first 6. therefore 7. in other words 8. for instance a. show space relation b. introduce an illustration c. repetition of an idea d. take away, limit, or oppose e. show a consequence f. indicate order g. show time relation h. add ideas

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

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