The author of this passage wants to argue that

a)
hamlet is a great character, but not a great play.

b)
hamlet cannot properly convey his disgust with gertrude, which leaves the audience confused.

c)
the play "hamlet," unlike other shakespeare tragedies, fails at its dramatic task.
eliminate

d)
hamlet is a great play in spite of its flaws, because of the interplay of hamlet and gertrude.

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” the old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping, live drops of rain. what are readers most likely to infer from the phrase "blinded by our lights”? a the action in the poem takes place at night. b the weather makes the toads difficult to see. c another car is coming around the bend. d grampa is shining a lantern to see the toads.

The image of the observation balloons moving across the sunset is created using -no adjectives -few adjectives -many adjectives

Why is it good idea to outline answers to essay questions if you run out of time during a test?