Prompt #1:
in great literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. choose [hamlet and show how it]
confronts the reader or audience with a scene or scenes of violence. in a well-organized essay, explain
how the scene or scenes contribute to the meaning of the [play].
prompt #2
[in hamlet] some of the most significant events are mental or psychological; for example, awakenings,
discoveries, changes in consciousness. in a well-organized essay, describe how the author manages to
give these internal events the sense of excitement, suspense, and climax usually associated with external
action.
prompt #3
in [hamlet] a character who appears briefly, or does not appear at all, is a significant presence. write an
essay in which you show how such a character functions in the work. you may wish to discuss how the
character affects action, theme, or the development of other characters.

pick one prompt and write a synthesis essay ! need by 12-18-19

In the six-step process of preparing a speech, what should you do after you gather the information you need ? a) practice your speech b) limit your subject c) determine the purpose for your speech d) outline your speech

What point was thomas paine trying to make by relating this antidote

Which lines in this excerpt from act ii of william shakespeare’s romeo and juliet reveal that mercutio thinks romeo would be better off if he stopped thinking about love? mercutio: i will bite thee by the ear for that jest. romeo: nay, good goose, bite not. mercutio: thy wit is a very bitter sweeting it is a most sharp sauce. romeo: and is it not well served in to a sweet goose? mercutio: o here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad! romeo: i stretch it out for that word 'broad; ' which added to the goose, proves thee far and wide a broad goose. mercutio: why, is not this better now than groaning for love? now art thou sociable, now art thou romeo; now art thou what thou art, by art as well as by nature: for this drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole. benvolio: stop there, stop there. mercutio: thou desirest me to stop in my tale against the hair. benvolio: thou wouldst else have made thy tale large. mercutio: o, thou art deceived; i would have made it short: for i was come to the whole depth of my tale; and meant, indeed, to occupy the argument no longer.