Claudius: good laertes, if you desire to know the certainty of your dear father's death, is 't writ in your revenge, that, swoopstake, you will draw both friend and foe, winner and loser? laertes: none but his enemies. claudius: will you know them then? laertes: to his good friends thus wide i'll ope my arms; and like the kind life-rendering pelican, repast them with my blood. how does this confrontation advance the plot? the concept of revenge is introduced for the first time in the play. the play’s action reaches a climax as laertes exacts revenge. the suspense builds as claudius clarifies laertes's goal. the play's action is resolved as claudius and laertes make peace.

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.