Hamlet: that’s the french bet against the danish. why is this ‘imponed,’ as you call it?

osric: the king, sir, hath laid, that in a dozen passes between yourself and him [laertes], he shall not exceed you three hits; he hath laid on twelve for nine, and it would come to immediate trial, if your lordship would vouchsafe the answer.

hamlet: how if i answer no?

osric: i mean, my lord, the opposition of your person in trial.
what is the topic of the passage?

a game between the french and hamlet
a wager between osric and hamlet
a fight between claudius and hamlet
a duel between laertes and hamlet

You make a necklace using blue.purple and green beads in aratio of 1: 1: 2.you use atotal of 168 beads. how many green beads are in the necklace

Read the excerpt from "the love song of j. alfred prufrock." and indeed there will be time to wonder, “do i dare? ” and, “do i dare? ” time to turn back and descend the stair, with a bald spot in the middle of my hair— [they will say: “how his hair is growing thin! ”] my morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, my necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin— [they will say: “but how his arms and legs are thin! ”] do i dare disturb the universe? in a minute there is time for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. which lines indicate that the speaker is concerned about what others think of him?

What does breathless mean in the following sentence? after elizabeth won the race, she was breathless with excitement. a.was about to faint b.was not able to breathe c.was at the finish line d.was not excited