Read this excerpt from the prologue of shakespeare’s play henry v, in which king henry is referred to as harry.
a kingdom for a stage, princes to act
and monarchs to behold the swelling scene!
then should the warlike harry, like himself,
assume the port of mars; and at his heels,
leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword and fire
crouch for employment.
which best describes the purpose of this excerpt of the prologue?
a. it predicts what will happen to henry at the end.
b. it states the conflict that occurs at the end of the play.
c. it introduces the characters of henry’s enemies.
d. it builds suspense about the war in the play.

On her zoo blog, bindi describes the experience of walking the red carpet with her mum that evening, and the unmatched joy of what happened soon after. “all the categories came up, but then mine did! they said all these top actresses' names then my name! the guy said 'and the winner is . . ’ . . my heart stopped . . ‘bindi irwin! ’ i could not believe it, i won! i was amazed, in tears, i could hardly talk! i’ll never forget that great trip! ” what does the hyperbole in the excerpt the reader understand about bindi? she had a medical problem. she was extremely frightened. she became very excited. she won an important award.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

How was don quixote different from the literature before it? how did it signal a change in the history of literature? your answer should contain at least one hundred words.