What is the central irony used to support the satire in the passage? The king prefers a pretentious son to his more sensible siblings. The king finds great value in a son who has little sense. The king is unable to see that Shadwell is really a poor choice. The king believes that maturity will build more sense in his son. Done Mac Flecknoe by John Dryden (excerpt) All humane things are subiect to decay, And when Fate Summons, Monarch's must obey; This Flecknoe found, who like Augustus young, Was call'd to Empire, and had Govern'd long; In Prose and Ver
<span>The Twelfth Night: Shakespeare. Which theme does the subplot involing Malvolio help show? The answer is A. It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. I remember this from my Grade 11 or 12 English as it rings so true in life ie it is philosophical about love which is a very important human emotion</span>
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i think its 2. slow
Explanation:
i googled it and glibness is quick, not easy talk, like that of a salesman. So therefore, slow would be the opposite of this. i think.
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Polonius reads the love letter aloud to Gertrude and Claudius for two reasons:
He wants to show that he is a loyal subject, and that he's not trying to get his daughter together with Hamlet—Hamlet, being a royal, won't get much advantage from marrying the daughter of a mere noble. If he reveals the message to them directly, they'll know he is "a man faithful and honorable," as Claudius says.
He wants to get credit for being the one to know why Hamlet is mad. Once he reads the letter, he uses it to explain how Hamlet became mad: "he, repelled...Fell into a sadness, then into a fast...and, by declension / Into the madness wherein now he raves." Claudius was very eager to find out why Hamlet was mad, so being able to give an explanation makes Polonius look good.
His plans after reading the letter are to show the king directly that love is the cause of Hamlet's madness by taking the king to observe a conversation between Ophelia and Hamlet. As it turns out, Hamlet is very mean to Ophelia during this conversation, and the King concludes that he is not in love: "Love? His affections do not that way tend." So Polonius's plan doesn't really succeed.
