Some find the works of william shakespeare to be very boring, but others feel quite differently. the bard has shown up in the headline news. first, protesters interrupted a performance of julius caesar because it was politically offensive. then, a new television show called will, a fictionalization of the life and times of young master shakespeare has just aired. finally, the powerful executive producer, shonda rimes, created a television show that continues the story of the feud at the heart of the play, romeo and juliet. the relevance of shakespeare to the modern audience is clearly not over yet.
how could the bolded sentence "the bard has shown up in the headline news" in this brief passage be revised in a way that would improve its coherence and clarity?
a) there is no change needed.
b) indeed, the bard has shown up in the headline news.
c) the bard has show up in the headline news several times.
d) indeed, just in the past week, the bard has shown up in the headline news at least three times.

Explain how the resolution of the play helps develop a theme related to secrets, fate, or love.  

Sample Response: The resolution helps show the theme that fate, not free will, controls our destiny. Romeo and Juliet wanted to be together despite their families' feud, but the result was that they both died. We learn in the prologue that Romeo and Juliet's relationship was doomed from the start. Though the characters made decisions that led to the catastrophe, certain events were out of their control. Had Friar John not been quarantined because of the plague, the couple might still be alive. They were pawns of fate, and they were fated to die so that their families would stop feuding.

Sample Response: The resolution helps show the theme that fate, not free will, controls our destiny. Romeo and Juliet wanted to be together despite their families' feud, but the result was that they both died. We learn in the prologue that Romeo and Juliet's relationship was doomed from the start. Though the characters made decisions that led to the catastrophe, certain events were out of their control. Had Friar John not been quarantined because of the plague, the couple might still be alive. They were pawns of fate, and they were fated to die so that their families would stop feuding.  

What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

a topic

a conflict

a resolution to the conflict

an explanation of how the resolution develops a theme

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)