Read the excerpt from act iii of hamlet. for who would bear the whips and scorns of time, the oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, the pangs of dispriz’d love, the law’s delay, the insolence of office, and the spurns that patient merit of the unworthy takes, when he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin? based on this part of the soliloquy, which best describes hamlet’s perception of life? he believes that life is too long and boring. he believes that life is fun and interesting. he believes that life is full of pain and suffering. he believes that life is full of joy and excitement.

The answer is C: he believes that life is full of pain and suffering.

The passage in question makes use of imagery that reflects the injustices and hardships that life entails. Life, for Hamlet, is an uninterrupted series of mishaps and unfortunate events that, it is easy to surmise, one would better avoid by ending it all by one´s own hand. Hamlet is a very troubled character whose fate, though dictated by his dead father, only proves his perspective on life and how unfortunate it is to have to live it.

C- he believes that life is full of pain and suffering

Explanation:

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)