Girard's essay begins, "Hamlet belongs to the genre of the revenge tragedy, as hackneyed and yet inescapable in Shakespeare's days as the 'thriller' in ours." He uses the word hackneyed to mean ...

a. popular

b. flawed

c. unorginal

d. unexciting

Which of the following describes a universal theme? significant for people from many cultures specific to a certain time period significant for some groups of people specific to one culture

At the end of paragraph 2, the author uses the phrase "What a tragedy that would be." This is an example of A. metaphor, in which two things are compared without using the words "like" or "as". B.

What is the best example of context when giving a speech

The rain forests need to be protected. Millions of acres of rain forest are destroyed every year. And logging kills millions of animals at the same time. Ocean acidity is also rising.

Sheep's tail" plural or singular possessive noun?

Why did the mayans create a detailed writing system?

The primary purpose of technical nonfiction is to A. teach people. B. portray a person's life. C. share personal stories. D. entertain people.

Mary Shelley's story of Frankenstein reflects A. her strong desire to discover the origin of life. B. her unusually intense fear of dying. C. the adventures she had experienced during her travels. D. the tragedy she had undergone in her own life.

Why do story titles often come last? A. The title is one of the least important aspects of the story. B. The story and the title are not strongly connected with each other. C. The editor, not the writer, is the one who usually chooses the title. D.

Claudius, in his prayer, says that he "cannot" be forgiven for his "foul murder" because he cannot give up the things for which he murdered. Which of the following is not one of these things? the throne the wealth the queen the power