When Hamlet is returning to the castle with Horatio and Marcellus, he comments, “The time is out of joint.” How does this phrase, which appears near the conclusion of the play’s first act, effectively sum up a central theme that has emerged in this part of the play?

What does the term fiend not mean as it is used in the passage? a) beast b) brute c) fanatic d) savage

Which detail from the text best demonstrates the effect of totalitarianism on the animals? "progress was made in the dry frosty weather that followed." "it had been decided to build the walls three feet thick." "they were always cold, and usually hungry as well." "for a long time the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done."

Read the excerpt from "the love song of j. alfred prufrock." let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, the muttering retreats of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels and sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells: how is this excerpt an example of dramatic monologue? the narrator is using long, interconnected sentences. the narrator is able to see into two character's heads. the narrator is addressing the audience directly. the narrator is jumping from one topic to the next topic