Read this excerpt from the text that includes a quotation by william shakespeare. then, answer the question that follows.
. . they engage in a “merry war betwixt” them, in shakespeare’s words.
what is the effect of the underlined figure of speech in the text?
question 1 options:
it provides a summary of the relationship between beatrice and benedick as well as luke and kate.
it mirrors the exaggeration of the claims made by luke and kate as they argue about the play.
it creates irony because beatrice and benedick and luke and kate accept each other’s feelings.
it makes the bitter anger between beatrice and benedick seem less harsh, just as luke is trying to do
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read the excerpt from the text and the directions that follow.
"our partnership started out just as i thought it would. as soon as we sat down to look at the scene, luke was pompously proclaiming himself an expert."
what does the word pompously mean as it is used in this excerpt?
question 2 options:
dignifiedly
arrogantly
loftily
magnificently
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part a: how well acquainted with the works of shakespeare are luke and kate?
question 3 options:
luke and kate know quite a bit about the works of shakespeare.
luke and kate know nothing about the works of shakespeare
luke and kate are experts on shakespeare’s plays.
luke and kate are familiar with one of shakespeare’s plays
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part b: choose the excerpt from the text that supports your answer in part a
question 4 options:
it was no use; we needed to appeal to a higher authority: mrs. kent. she has been teaching theater for over fifty years, and has directed every shakespeare play, many more than once.
it was the first day back at school after the holiday break. our drama teacher, mrs. kent, handed out our next assignment: an in-depth study of a scene from one of shakespeare’s plays.
our partnership started out just as i thought it would. as soon as we sat down to look at the scene, luke was pompously proclaiming himself an expert.
we argued as though we were before the supreme court, waving our copies of the play, highlighting the lines that supported our interpretations.
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