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-The master stopped at the rusty iron door and pulled it open on rasping hinges.-We saw him disappear down the steps into the dark,<span>-Then we heard the awful, terrifying sound that haunted our sleep</span>
A. <span>It creates a melancholy mood that reflects the narrator’s feelings.
The imagery described in this paragraph is very melancholy, which seems to support the narrator's feelings.
He uses phrases like "patches of snow and earth" and "spotty clouds" which give the image of incompleteness, something not quite full.
He also uses images of darkness, "black trees" and "the stars were out" which support the unhappiness of the narrator's mood. </span>
Answer:
devouring: swallow and consume
absorbing: fascinating and interesting
process: operation and action
consumed: eat and ingest
digesting break down and dissolve
<u>Answer:</u>
<em>This excerpt from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, draws this conclusion about Claudius that he is not a popular king. </em>
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<u>Explanation:</u>
Claudius always cared about being a King. That’s the reason why he got King Hamlet killed at the first go. He cares about holding onto the throne which is well-understood when he marries Gertrude, the king’s widow and the mother of Prince Hamlet. He is also aware that he’s not a popular king. The public loves Hamlet for which he knows that he just can't arrest him for the murder of Polonius. Claudius’s words point towards his intentions. He wants Prince Hamlet out of his way and he knows that he has to do it in a tricky and twisted way or else the public will support Hamlet and not him.
