Answer:
protect and care for (someone) lovingly.
"he needed a woman he could cherish"
Similar:
adore
hold dear
love
care very much for
feel great affection for
dote on
be devoted to
revere
esteem
admire
appreciate
think the world of
set great store by
hold in high esteem
care for
look after
tend
protect
preserve
shelter
keep safe
support
nurture
cosset
indulge
put on a pedestal
hold (something) dear.
"I cherish the letters she wrote"
Similar:
treasure
prize
value highly
hold dear
Opposite:
neglect
keep (a hope or ambition) in one's mind.
"he had long cherished a secret fantasy about his future"
Similar:
harbor
have
possess
hold (on to)
cling to
entertain
retain
Explanation:
appreciate and support
The first choice is the right answer, that Polonius is sacrificing his daughter to trick Hamlet. This is when Polonius is convinced that Hamlet is lovesick over Ophelia, and when Hamlet calls him Jephthah, he fixates on the mention of his daughter, and neglects the context of Jephthah having sacrificed his daughter.
Answer:
1: B. The sound of ringing bells
2: B. Elegiac
4: B. The transformative nature of death
5: B. To undergo
Explanation:
This poem's title will be best titled the transformative nature of death. The poem reveals what happens to the dead in the grave. Also, the sad effect of the poem makes it elegiac - the ringing of the knell confirms it.