Answer:
Insanity
Explanation:
In Act II and Scene II of Hamlet, we see Polonius and Claudius talking about the possibility that Hamlet is crazy, insane. Polonius is sure of this insanity because he has already seen Hamlet with strange behaviors, like walking alone in the gallery for hours and besides, he read a note that Hamlet sent to Ophelia that reinforced the impression of madness that the youth possessed.
Claudius is hearing everything clearly and has some doubts about Hamlet's madness. The whole conversation took place in the presence of Hamlet's mother, who believes that the son may have gone mad because of the grief in the father's death and the mother's marriage to the man who occupied Hamlet's father's throne.
B. St. George
C. The Big Bad Wolf
D. Theseus
Becket was declared a martyr after his death, and people began visiting his tomb. They soon reported that miracles were taking place at Canterbury Cathedral where he was buried. These reports of miracles and the fact that Becket was later declared a saint made Canterbury Cathedral an important place for pilgrims to visit. Many people visited his tomb in the hope of getting miraculous cures for various ailments.
What feeling is the author trying to express in these lines?
Pleasure
Sadness
Excitement
Fury
A)ideas
B)feelings
C)characters
D)narrators
A.
carries
B.
beak
C.
worm
D.
robin
Answer:
Mary Rowlandson’s captivity narrative describes her experience as a captive of the Native Americans during the King Philips War in 1676. Her diary accounts from her capture to her return, although it was written a few years post her release. Her capture spanned around 11 weeks and is recounted in twenty ‘removes.’ Specifically, Rowlandson observes her experience concerning God and the bible, her capture being expressed as a trial from God which she must endure with faith; only in doing so would she survive and remain a true Christian woman suitable for Puritan society. Through this Christian perspective, she judges the Native Americans, creating an obvious bias against their culture. Given this, her narrative can be understood regarding how she would wish to represent herself and her captivity to those readers. Still, it was not fully understood as a completely accurate account.
Rowlandson was a respected woman within Puritan society and, as such, would be expected to represent all that was customary of fine Christian women. Therefore, any account of her capture, which seemed contrary to conventional beliefs, could risk her status and respectability. Toulouse argues that Rowlandson would be competing for status in the new social setting due to the war(1992:667). The motivation for publishing her account seems to promote the puritan belief that God is the active agent who punishes and saves Christian believers (Scarbrough 2011:124). Hence, her freedom to voice her own opinion was greatly restricted by both social expectations and for the sake of endorsing the good of Christianity.