Answer:
So much can be read into the fact that the king is "semi-barbaric". He does know right from wrong, but he chooses to ignore it and go with with whatever he fancies. In a sense, this makes him, perhaps, the worse kind of character. He does, in fact, know that his ways are evil and subject to incorrect chance, but he does not care. He sees his method as a perfect fifty percent to fifty percent, so according to him, it is fair.
Still, he has to know that this is a less than perfect system--in fact, it is a complete fallacy.
When we think about it, this may make him the most despicable and contemptible of characters. He goes against whatever conscience he may have
Explanation:
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:
Part A
How does the author provide readers with important information about Aunt Gertrude in the passage's exposition?
The author includes a flashback that details the narrator's interactions with and views on his aunt.
The author has the narrator's uncle read aloud a letter written by Aunt Gertrude.
The author includes dialogue in which characters talk about Aunt Gertrude's traits.
The author foreshadows the ending by mentioning Aunt Gertrude's well-known generosity.
Question 2
Part B
Which sentence from the exposition best illustrates the function of this part of the story as identified in Part A?
“This was not the time to press Aunt Gertrude for details, and just a few minutes later, she died peacefully.”
"I had seen Aunt Gertrude more in the past two years than I had ever before in my life, and she could be terrifying, often wearing a mean scowl on her deeply lined face."
“I’ll never forget the last moments before she died.”
“Although I never felt particularly close to Aunt Gertrude, it was comforting to know she was close by in her last years.”
Sorry I could not attach the story myself but here this the name of it
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Clear-right? Hope this helps xx
