On page 134 of the book, wilson states "the final and most significant crisis is referred to as the climax." the climax can resolve the issues of the play either happily, unhappily or without clear resolution. based on wilson's definition where does the final climax of "dinner with friends" occur? why do you believe this to be so and does the play resolve happily, unhappily or with no resolution at all? be sure to use clear examples from the play script to support your statements. note: final climaxes never occur in the first half of the play or the audience would feel no need to return for the second half. plays have multiple climaxes building towards the final or main climax that resolves the dramatic action/spine of the play.

What does the author see as the main cause for why students don’t really see shakespeare as a real, flawed human being? we shouldn’t shy away from discussing our literary heroes’ flaws. if nothing else, the knowledge of their failures us appreciate what success and greatness these authors did achieve. often our hero-worship keeps us from truly seeing the complexity of a great author. thus, i would argue, nothing would be better for high school students than to take shakespeare down a peg or two. a) the fact that students never learn enough about shakespeares biography b) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s comedies while in school c) the fact that students are never assigned to read any shakespeare while in high school d) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s greatest works in school and thus never see his weaknesses

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.

The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in peace