Which word best describes laertes in act iv of hamlet?
a. disciplined
b. passionate
c. humble
d. clever

B. Passionate

In Act IV, Laertes is informed of the death of his father, and he decides to return to Denmark. He gathers and leads a mob and takes the castle. He then confronts Claudius, but the King explains to him that it was Hamlet who killed Polonius, and convinces Laertes to avenge his death. His resolve to kill Hamlet is only strengthened when Laertes is informed of Ophelia's madness and later death. Throughout the whole act, Laertes is passionate, and wants to kill Hamlet.

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

the answer is:

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