Was there a true resolution by the end of the play? what is hamlet’s attitude in the final scene? has he resolved the conflict between thought and action? your answer should be at least 250 words.

There is not a true resolution by the end of Hamlet . Hamlet's main conflict is internal because he cannot make decisions. There are three big conflicts: his nation is under attack; his family is undergoing a crisis and he feels really unhappy. Therefore, Hamlet does not know if we  have to act upon our fate or if we have to act out of free will: Are we responsible for our fate or our fate is conditioned by free will? This conflict is not solved. Hamlet's attitude in the final scence is different from the previous scenes since he does not want to take revenge against his father's murderer, Claudius, and he feels sorry for Laertes. Hamlet killed Laertes' father and now he would like to make peace with him. In spite of these decisions, Hamlet still feels unhappy. Hamlet has not been able  to resolve the conflict between thought and action. He is still unhappy and has got a lot of doubt. This is the reason why everything goes wrong and tragic by the end of the play. Although Hamlet wants to make peace with Laertes, they get into a "fight" and Hamlet kills Laertes with his poisoned sword. Laertes' sword is poisoned because Claudius and he plotted against Hamlet. They want to kill Hamlet so they organised a fencing competition. They had poisoned the swords and   the cup Hamlet would drink after each point he scores in the competition. By accident, Laertes is killed and Gertrude drinks the poisoned cup. Hamlet gets really desperate and he finally  kills Claudius with the poisoned sword . Hamlet also dies because he was previously wounded by Laertes.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)