Answer:
The option that contains the objective summary of "forgiveness triumphs" theme is:
B. The scene where Laertes asks forgiveness helps demonstrate that forgiveness can be more powerful than revenge.
Explanation:
<em>Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet:
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<em>Mine and my father's death come not upon thee,
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<em>Nor thine on me! [Dies.]
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<em>Hamlet: Heaven make thee free of it! I follow thee.
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<em>I am dead, Horatio.
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-Hamlet,William Shakespeare
<u>Laertes seeks revenge for his father's and sister's deaths, for which he blames Hamlet. However, once they are both poisoned and about to die, Laertes realizes the futility of revenge. Death conquers all. Killing someone only brings more tragedy and suffering onto oneself and others. That is why Laertes asks Hamlet to "exchange forgiveness" with him: so that they can both be free from the deadly ropes of revenge and resentment.</u>
The pardoner is the last pilgrim to be portrayed in the prologue. His estate belongs to the court of Rome. This gentle pardoner is thought to be worthy of respect; "He had a scholarly look" and "He was an honest person." Nevertheless, his pretension not to care for riches and his being "an unethical man" oppose the positive idea created. The inference that can be made from the excerpt is that he was an unethical man.
<span>The flawed logic in this statement exemplifies A) post hoc. Post hoc is a result of something that occurs after a particular event, that also contains flawed assumption that this result has a logical relationship with the represented event. As you can see, this sentence is build following the principle cause and effect, but if you pay attention to the contents you will see that it makes no sense.</span>
Answer:
A. Imaginative.
Explanation:
The poem "Words are Birds" by Francisco X. Alarcon is an imaginative but metaphorical work of poetry that compares words to birds. This simple yet profound poem uses imagery to paint a picture of words as birds that "arrive with books and spring". The ability of words to express different emotions and feelings makes it like a bird who is capable of limitless flight and can go anywhere in any direction.
Like birds, different types of words have different meanings, and thus convey different moods or themes. Some words are <em>"messengers"</em>, some <em>"exotic"</em>, some <em>"migrate"</em> while some <em>"die caged"</em>, all referring to the different aspects of one's words on a person. The whole mood of the poem seems to be the importance of choosing one's words carefully when one speaks. The overall tone of the poem is an imaginative one, for it paints a vivid image of words as birds and providing a better understanding of the importance of using words carefully.
