Read the following excerpt by Vasari. . . . [da Vinci] designed a group of horsemen . . . seeing that in [the painting] rage, fury, and revenge are perceived as much in the men as in the horses, among which two with the fore-legs interlocked are fighting no less fiercely with their teeth than those who are riding them do in fighting for that standard, which has been grasped by a soldier, who seeks by the strength of his shoulders, as he spurs his horse to flight, having turned his body backwards and seized the staff of the standard, to wrest it by force from the hands of four others, of whom two are defending it, each with one hand, and, raising their swords in the other, are trying to sever the staff; while an old soldier in a red cap, crying out, grips the staff with one hand, and, raising a scimitar with the other, furiously aims a blow in order to cut off both the hands of those who, gnashing their teeth in the struggle, are striving in attitudes of the utmost fierceness to defend their banner.

List five words and/or phrases that indicate the mood of the excerpt.

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o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.

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answer: hamlet's and laertes's accusations.

in hamlet, queen gertrude is mainly a passive character. she married king claudius very shortly after the death of her first husband, king hamlet, brother of claudius. this is very painful for her son, prince hamlet, who believes claudius to be responsible for the death of his father. queen gertrude presents herself as an obedient, pious woman until the accusations from hamlet begin. when accused of participating in the plot to kill her own husband, queen gertrude loses her composure, and subsequent events eventually lead her to anguish and death in the last act.