Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, is the story of a young prince of medieval Denmark who returns home from a university in Germany and his father, the former king, dies. Hamlet receives a visit from his father's ghost, who tells Hamlet that he was murdered and that Hamlet must seek revenge. The culprit is Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, who has now married Hamlet's mother and taken the throne. Hamlet is not sure what to believe - he tries to trick Claudius into confessing, but his plan goes wrong, and Hamlet, Claudius, and almost all of the rest of the royal family die at the end of the play.

Based on this synopsis, which statement best explains how the setting affects the plot of Hamlet?

A. The setting is a small kingdom, which allows for a conflict between Claudius and Hamlet's father over who would be the King.
B. The setting is a small kingdom, which allows for a conflict between Claudius and Hamlet because Hamlet believes Claudius is not a good ruler.
C. The setting is a royal society, which allows for a conflict between Hamlet and his mother because Hamlet has been taught to always be respectful of his elders.
D. The setting is a royal society, which enables Shakespeare to make the point that problems can happen anywhere, to anyone.

Answer:

The answer is A.

Explanation:

This is because, without the conflict between Claidius and Hamlet's father by virtue of the throne one can ascend as king, the story would not be so. In fact, Hamlet's father would not have been killed. The reason for the hostility also lies in the fact that it was a small kingdom... there was only one throne in contention for all the royals and everyone was eager to get it.

PLZZ HELP ME WITH THESE QUESTIONS IT SUPER HARD AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND AND STRESSING OUT!!! P.S please read the book a long walk to thee wate rto answer these questions,thank you!!!

1. Read this sentence from Chapter 3 of A Long Walk to Water:
“Salva stumbled back to the barn” (19).
What does the word stumbled tell you about how Salva is moving and how he is feeling?

2. Continually under threat, they would flee for their lives, losing their way in the wilderness.
Who are the Lost Children of Sudan and what is their story?
Does the sentence on the left help answer the guiding question? How so?

3. Continually under threat, What does the word “Continually”tell us? What if we replace it with rarely?

4. they would flee for their lives,Who or what does they refer to in this chunk? How do you know?Why did the author use the word would?

5. losing their way in the wilderness.Does anyone know the meaning of wilderness?
What kinds of places can you think of that might be called the wilderness?What does this chunk tell us?

6. Continually under threat, they would flee for their lives, losing their way in the wilderness.Now what do you think is the meaning of this sentence?

Which word would best describe a calm lake that feels peaceful and relaxing?

a) placid
b) acrid
c) icily

Read the story.

Racing to Race

Carlo stopped to rest for a minute and tried to catch his breath. He’d been running for so long that he had pains in his side and his legs were beginning to hurt. He hunched over and tried to expand his lungs, but it was like trying to suck air out of a bicycle tire. His body was too exhausted to even allow him to take a deep breath, and he started to wheeze again.

“Great,” he thought, “let me just add asthma to my expanding list of ailments. I can’t believe that I can’t even jog two miles without completely collapsing!” He finally gave in to his aching body and laid down on the grass to recuperate. He closed his eyes and tried to imagine himself running on the school track in the 1,600-meter race. He pictured himself running steadily toward the finish line, running effortlessly like a cheetah in the jungle. He was so lost in thought that he didn’t even hear Meiya approach.

“Hey sleepyhead, what are you doing napping on Sean’s lawn in the middle of the day?” Meiya asked playfully.

Carlo quickly sat up, breathing normally now and feeling a little embarrassed. “I am trying to get in shape to try out for track, but I can’t even run two miles,” he said dejectedly.

“Wait, how many months are you out of surgery? Didn’t you just finish rehab last week?” Meiya asked. “You can’t expect to run two miles the first day.”

It had been six months since Carlo’s surgery and he specifically remembered the doctor telling him he could start running after six months. But he thought about what Meiya had said and realized she had a good point. After his surgery, the doctor did say rehab would be crucial to his recovery but that it would take time for him to gain back full use of his leg. He thought about how a baby had to learn to walk before it could run. He remembered when his nephew was learning to crawl; within days it seemed like he was walking. Running didn’t come right away, Carlo remembered. He realized it was the same with his therapy. The maximum he had run in the past month was one mile on the treadmill, so he realized that Meiya was probably right. He would have to work at building up his endurance and set more realistic goals for himself. As he thought about what he had already accomplished, he started to smile and felt like a weight was being lifted off his shoulders. He realized that he had run almost a mile and a half before his body started to protest and if he kept working hard, he could get back to where he was before his accident.

“Since when did you get so smart, Dr. Meiya?” he teased. “Do you want to race to the next mailbox?”

“You’re on!” she challenged and took off running at full speed.



Read the sentence from “Racing to Race.”

"Hey, sleepyhead, what are you doing napping on Sean's lawn in the middle of the day?" Meiya asked playfully.

What does this sentence reveal about how Meiya views Carlo?


Meiya knows Carlo well enough to know that he won't take offense at her teasing.

Meiya thinks that Carlo is not a very good athlete.

Meiya is sarcastic to hide the fact that she does not really like Carlo.

Meiya is concerned about Carlo’s lack of energy.

Read the text, then answer the question that follows:

Wild animals as viewed from a mountain camp—Camille Grant, October 2011

Through my binoculars, I viewed a group of wild animals in action. A pride of lions was sleeping when a small, yellow bus pulled up beside them. Tourists on a safari were packed into the bus like sardines in a can. Armed with cameras, they invaded the lions' territory, hoping to capture the perfect photograph. The crowd leaned out the windows, hooting and hollering, until the lions awoke. When the lions moved away, the bus rolled after them, relentlessly stalking the pride. One of the lions turned and roared to protect the young. This was greeted with cheers and a celebratory honk of the bus horn. The curious visitors observed the lions' routine for an hour before moving on. Leaving a cloud of dust, the bus headed away, taking the wild animals off to disturb someone else's home.

Review the following line from the text:

The crowd leaned out the windows, hooting and hollering, until the lions awoke.

To create a more negative connotation, the author could have replaced the word crowd with which of the following synonyms?
A) Assembly
B) Gathering
C) Group
D) Mob

Select all that apply. Which words in the sentence below should be capitalized?
dad, uncle george called yesterday.
dad
uncle
george
called
yesterday

The observation that the father in “The Bundle of Sticks” had ungrateful sons and Hofus from “Hofus the Stone Cutter” did not, would be called a _________ ?
A. Coincidence
B. Contrast
C. Comparison

I need help understanding what this means (not the questions bellow the passage, just the one with all the lines.) Also please give an example about what to do. Thank you so much!

Need this asap ill mark brainliest. Think about what you already know about audience. How does your audience affect how you write? How is writing a letter to a friend different than writing to your teacher?

Where does the comma go?

Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids by Russell Freedman. Men, women, and children were packed into dark, foul-smelling compartments. They slept in narrow punks stacked three high. They had no showers, no lounges, and no dining rooms. Food served from huge kettles were dished into dinner pails provided by the steamship company . . . The voyage was an ordeal, but it was worth it. . . . Edward Corsi, who later became United States Commissioner of Immigration, was a ten-year-old Italian immigrant when he sailed into New York harbor in 1907: My first impressions of the New World will always remain etched in my memory, particularly that hazy October morning when I first saw Ellis Island. The steamer Florida, fourteen days out of Naples, filled to capacity with 1600 natives of Italy, had weathered one of the worst storms in our captain’s memory; and glad we were, both children and grown-ups, to leave the open sea and come at last through the Narrows into the Bay. My mother, my stepfather, my brother Giuseppe, and my two sisters, Liberta and Helvetia, all of us together, happy that we had come through the storm safely, clustered on the foredeck for fear of separation and looked with wonder on this miraculous land of our dreams. According to the passage, the voyage was difficult, but worthwhile. How does the quotation from Edward Corsi develop this topic?

It provides a firsthand experience from an immigrant who says he “clustered on the foredeck for fear of separation.”

It provides a firsthand experience from an immigrant who says his “first impressions of the New World will always remain.”

It provides a firsthand experience from an immigrant who says he was happy to come to “this miraculous land of our dreams.”

It provides a firsthand experience from an immigrant who says the boat “was filled to capacity with 1600 natives of Italy.”

Use the introductory paragraph to answer the question.
What is the tone of the paragraph?
friendly and encouraging

amused and lighthearted

cautionary and urgent

outraged and harsh

What is academic discourse?

A. a way of conducting research that includes both reading and interviewing
B. a way of leading a class in which the teacher lectures and the students listen.
C. a way of discussing a topic that leads to critical thinking and complex understanding.
D. a way of asking questions to help listeners participate more actively.

Im lost my teacher keeps saying 8th grade is high school is she wrong????

Determine whether each passage excerpt is an example of figurative language, imagery, or dialogue.

Passage expert: It was August 2, a muggy day that hung like a soggy blanket over the city.
Element of fiction

Step 1 of creating an effective assignment notebook is

A: highlighting important dates and assignments.
B: putting tasks in order of importance.
C: breaking the schedule into tasks and due dates.
D: checking off tasks as they are completed.

Where and how should you use evidence in a literary analysis?
Group of answer choices

1) in the conclusion, to emphasize your main ideas

2) in the third paragraph, to summarize the entire novel

3) in the body of your essay, to support your reasons

4) at the very beginning of your essay, to introduce your topic

Read this passage about Christopher Reeve.

Christopher Reeve was born on September 25, 1952, in New York City. His mother was a journalist, and his father was a professor. As a kid he played sports, did well in school, and liked acting. His passion for acting goes back to playing with his brother when they were little. Reeve acted in his first play at the age of nine. After attending college, taking acting classes, and acting in many plays and movies, Reeve landed his biggest role. In 1978, he played the title role in Superman. He received very positive reviews for his performance and starred as Superman in all the sequels. Reeve was soon acting as the lead role in dozens of movies after Superman. Once well-known, Reeve used his celebrity status for good causes, such as visiting very sick children through the Make-A-Wish foundation. He was also a track and field coach at the Special Olympics.

Besides acting, Reeve was also a licensed pilot and liked horseback riding. He learned to ride horses for a movie role, and he continued riding in his free time. Unfortunately, while riding one day in 1995, Reeve fell from his horse and became paralyzed from the neck down. Being confined to a wheelchair did not hold back Reeve from being socially active, and after many surgeries and rehabilitation, he decided to dedicate his life to helping people with spinal-cord injuries. He created the Christopher Reeve Foundation, which supports the improvement of the lives of people with disabilities and helps fund research to find a cure for paralysis. He was also politically active, working with senators to make sure that people with disabilities were treated fairly in the workplace. Reeve received many awards for his dedication to public service. He also wrote two books about his experiences, and a documentary was made about his life. Reeve passed away in 2004, but his legacy lives on today. He touched the lives of many people and showed us what it means to overcome extreme odds by never giving up.

A yearbook page for Christopher Reeve includes "Best at: Helping Others." Which image would best illustrate this?

Two hands reaching toward each other.
An actor on stage.
Boys playing soccer.
Two pilots in the cockpit of a plane. PLEASE HELP ME

Travis wanted more than anything to get a new computer. When he got one, he would finally be able to use software to compose music. All summer, he worked hard at his part-time job and saved money. In fact, he did nothing but work all the time. Finally, he had enough money and bought the computer. But when he tried to use software, he realized that he knew next to nothing about music composition. He decided to take some free classes at school, while the computer sat unused for another year.

Which statement best expresses a theme of this story?

A. Some people don't know where their real talents lie.
B. Focusing on nothing but work can make a person unhappy.
C. Working hard is more important than having fun hobbies.
D. To reach a goal, a sensible plan is as important as hard work.

Match the sentence to its correct label.

Match Term Definition
C
She played video games all day long without stopping. A) Immature Writing
A
Without ceasing, she gripped her controller in her hands and dominated her video games all day long. B) Overuse of Thesaurus
B
For what had the quality of time interminable, she toiled merrily at her digital amusement. C) Mature Writing

Where does the comma go in this sentence His entire outlook it seemed had changed

How is this theme conveyed in chapter 16 in summer of the mariposas? How does this develop or build on the theme in this chapter compared to previous chapters?(Tip: Think about what other characters say and do and what happens to teach what Odilia and her sisters learn.)

Which sentence contains an unclear pronoun?
A.
Ryan and Glen were video game fanatics, and they loved to compete with each other.
B.
Glen was hoping that Ryan would not beat him at the racing game.
C.
Glen bought Ryan and his brother a new racing game as a birthday gift.
D.
After Glen gave Ryan the video game, Ryan played it several hours a day for weeks.

3. How do you adjust the strategy for the team sport that you played?

Read the excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

We were all ranked together at the valuation. Men and women, old and young, married and single, were ranked with horses, sheep, and swine. There were horses and men, cattle and women, pigs and children, all holding the same rank in the scale of being, and were all subjected to the same narrow examination. Silvery-headed age and sprightly youth, maids and matrons, had to undergo the same indelicate inspection.

Douglass’s use of imagery in this excerpt appeals to the sense of

sight.
smell.
sound.
touch.

Read the sentence below, and use context clues to determine the meaning of the word sublime.

On our hike, we were awed by the sublime view of the snow covered peaks.

What is most likely the definition of the word sublime? (5 points)

A. Obscured
B. Difficult
C. Majestic
D. Boring

Describe two things that we can infer from the description of Buck's reaction to snow. Use details from the text in your answer.
READ CALL OF THE WILD

Read the following paragraphs carefully to see if they create a mood.

My name is Cory. I don't really know why I watched hidden under the table. I heard the hushed tones at the door as they asked for my mother. I couldn't choke back the tears as I caught the words "missing in action." No, I thought, not Dad. Missing in action is just a nice way of saying he's dead. He'll never come back, I thought. I wept openly. And yet, no one seemed to notice me. Hugging myself tightly, my heart was heavy as I listened to the men leave and my mother sob.

What kind of mood do the paragraphs above create?
Type an answer explaining what kind of mood is created. Use at least one example from the paragraph to demonstrate the mood. If no mood is created, type No mood is created.

Helppppppp In the story Little Women, one family brings breakfast to another on Christmas morning. Read this passage and then answer the question that follows:

A poor, bare, miserable room it was, with broken windows, no fire, ragged bedclothes, a sick mother, wailing baby, and a group of pale, hungry children cuddled under one old quilt, trying to keep warm.

How the big eyes stared and the blue lips smiled as the girls went in.

"Ach, mein Gott! It is good angels come to us!" said the poor woman, crying for joy.

What implicit meaning can you find about the sick woman and her children from this text?

The mother did not know how to start a fire.
The mother's illness made her children hate her.
The mother was unable to provide for their needs.
The mother and children lived in an abandoned building.

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

a. Damien seared the steak in the hot pan that was marinated in herbs.

b. It was the wind blowing the back gate open that caused the banging sound I heard.

c. Let's make a pot of soup from all the vegetables that we bought at the farmer's market.

d. The cat that Cindy brought home is dark gray with white mitten paws.

Which sentence demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A)Either the neighbor or the mail carrier left their hat lying in the yard.
B)Levi and Yani decided to take their names out of the election for club president.
C)All the kids on the playground stopped what he and she were doing to watch.
D)Shyanne wants to know if their coat will be warm enough to wear this winter.