which best describes the purpose of this excerpt of the
prologue?
read this excerpt from the prologue of shakespeare's play
henry v, in which king henry is referred to as harry.
a kingdom for a stage, princes to act
and monarchs to behold the swelling scene!
then should the warlike harry, like himself,
assume the port of mars; and at his heels,
leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword and fire
crouch for employment.
it predicts what will happen to henry at the end.
it states the conflict that occurs at the end of the play.
it introduces the characters of henry's enemies.
it builds suspense about the war in the play.

The correct answer is D. It builds suspense about the war in the play.

Explanation:

The excerpt is describing a scene of war; And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! Means that the kings and queens are watching and ready to see the show (Henry in war). The line; Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword and fire, refers to what the monarchs and everyone else are seeing at the moment: hungry dogs leashed (not literally). Having explained this, this “scene description” makes the scene more dramatically and with so much suspense.

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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)