Which sentence most accurately describes a feature of elizabethan drama? a. plays were generally about science fiction. b. plays were generally about real life. c. the scenery and setting were realistic. d. the scenery and setting were minimal.

The feature of the Elizabethan period which describes it accurately is C. The scenery and setting were realistic. Drama emerged to be the most popular in Elizabethan England. When Elizabeth I took the throne (1533–1603), huge and varied body of tragedy, comedy, historical chronical and revenge plays arose. Elizabethan dramatists like Christopher Marlow, John Lyly, and Thomas Kyd portrayed themes of historical, psychological and complex politics. The dramas were based on two important genres: morality and mystery play.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)