Answer:
primary antagonist or antagonist
Explanation:
In this paragraph from an interpretive literary analysis of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the term <em>allusion</em> should be changed to the term <em>irony</em>.
This is a very common literary device where a state of affairs or events end up being the contrary to what the readers expect and often amazes the audience.
In this particular part of the play, Hamlet, who is supposed to kill Laertes with his sword, ends up being hurted and poisoned by his own sword. His lack of attention ends with his life at the same moment he ends Laerte's.
This is a very unexpected outcome because Hamlet was about to fulfill his will, but because of his inattention, the situation ends with his life as well.
Answer:
Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey.
Explanation:
Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey is a poem that is rooted in the personal history of William Wordsworth. The full title of the poem is Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour. July 13, 1798.
The poem concerns Wordsworth revisiting Wye Valley after five years of his first visitation. The poem is commonly known as 'Tintern Abbey.'
Therefore, the poem that concerns the author's personal history is Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey.
Answer:
C. Life in Boston's civilized culture
"A Wagner Matinee" takes place in Nebraska and Boston in the 1900s. During this time, Bostonians could attend concerts by European composers, i.e., Richard Wagner. Americans who moved west, i.e., Willa Cather's family and aunt Georgiana in the story, left worldly pleasures behind. Instead, the settlers endured long hours of strenuous labor, and natural disasters, i.e., floods, drought and prairie fires that were harsh, and physically demanding.
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