The Flight of Icarus Vocabulary

Write the vocabulary word below each clue: misgivings, moderate, frantic, prowess, plunge, flutter, exaltation, and anxiety.

1. Andrew was excited to go on vacation.

2. Paul was worried about starting his new job.

3. Karen had an average grade in math.

4. Lightning made the dog extremely nervous.

5. The bird was flying erratically.

6. The bird dove from the sky.

7. The soldier had strength and courage.

8. Tom had doubts about making the team.

Which sentence from this passage explains what the main characters do in rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead? "tom stoppard's play, rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead, draws on two previous theatrical works: shakespeare's hamlet and samuel beckett's waiting for godot." "as in beckett's play, rosencrantz and guildenstern pass the time by impersonating other characters, engaging in word play, and remaining silent for long periods of time." "these same two characters were also featured in a parody of hamlet, the short comic play by w. s. gilbert entitled rosencrantz and guildenstern." "gilbert's play makes rosencrantz and guildenstern into central characters and alters the storyline of hamlet."

Compare the excerpt you read from the introduction of great astronomers to the article you read about gis. what differences in purpose and tone do you notice?

Retell the main events of this story as jerry might tell them to his best friend when he returns from vacation or to his own son later in life. in the story through the tunnel