Eng 4 quiz conflicting perspectives
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. [CLAUDIUS] The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty sending. . . . Something have you heard Of Hamlet's transformation, so call it, Sith nor th'exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was. What it should be, More than his father's death, that thus hath put him, So much from th'understanding of himself, I cannot dream of. I entreat you both That, being of so young days brought up with him And sith so neighboured to his youth and haviour That you vouchsafe your rest here in our court Some little time, so by your companies To draw him on to pleasures, and to gather So much as from occasion you may glean, Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him thus, That opened lies within our remedy. Which lines from the excerpt best show Claudius's attitude toward Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? "The need we have to use you did provoke / Our hasty sending." "Something have you heard / Of Hamlet's transformation, so call it" "I entreat you both / That, being of so young days brought up with him" "That you vouchsafe your rest here in our court / Some little time"
A) "The need we have to use you did provoke / Our hasty sending."
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. GUIL Exactly, it's a matter of asking the right questions and giving away as little as we can. It's a game. ROS And then we can go? GUIL And receive such thanks as fits a king's remembrance. ROS I like the sound of that. What do you think he means by remembrance? Which statement best explains why Rosencrantz's perspective about his and Guildenstern's task changes? He begins to consider how the situation will benefit him. He finally understands what they have been asked to do. He grows confident that they will be able to help the king. He starts to feel more comfortable with being away from home.
A. He begins to consider how the situation will benefit him.
How can conflicting perspectives affect a drama? They can provide background information about the characters. They can create tension between the characters. They can help the characters come to a resolution more quickly. They can explain the motivations of the characters.
B they create tension
What are conflicting perspectives in a literary text? different ways the author presents a character different ways of viewing the same event or topic changes in the way a character views an event or topic disagreements that characters have over an event or topic
B. different ways of viewing the same event or topic
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. GUIL (musing) The law of probability, it has been oddly asserted, is something to do with the proposition that if six monkeys (he has surprised himself) . . . if six monkeys were . . . ROS Game? GUIL Were they? ROS Are you? GUIL (understanding) Game. (Flips a coin.) The law of averages, if I have got this right, means that if six monkeys were thrown up in the air for long enough they would land on their tails about as often as they would land on their— ROS Heads. (He picks up the coin.) GUIL Which even at first glance does not strike one as a particularly rewarding speculation, in either sense, even without the monkeys. I mean you wouldn't bet on it. I mean I would, but you wouldn't. . . . ROS Heads. . . . . . . (He looks up at Guil—embarrassed laugh.) Getting a bit of a bore, isn't it? Which statement best explains how the conflicting perspectives in this excerpt will move the story forward? They show that the characters will begin to drift apart. They show that the characters will stop flipping the coin. They show that the characters will work to see things similarly. They show that the characters will respond to events differently.
D. They show that the characters will respond to events differently
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. GUIL (more intensely) We have been spinning coins together since—(He releases him almost as violently.) This is not the first time we have spun coins! ROS Oh no—We've been spinning coins for as long as I remember. GUIL How long is that? ROS I forget. Mind you—eighty-five times! GUIL Yes? ROS It'll take some beating, I imagine. GUIL Is that what you imagine? Is that it? No fear? ROS Fear? GUIL (in fury—flings a coin on the ground) Fear! The crack that might flood your brain with light! Which statement best explains why Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have different opinions about the coin toss? Rosencrantz does not care about the results of the game, while Guildenstern wants to win. Rosencrantz trusts Guildenstern, while Guildenstern thinks that Rosencrantz is cheating. Rosencrantz is relaxed about the strangeness of the outcome, while Guildenstern is bothered by it. Rosencrantz remembers the other times they tossed coins, while Guildenstern has forgotten them.
Rosencrantz is relaxed about the strangeness of the outcome, while Guildenstern is bothered by it
Read the excerpts from Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. Excerpt 1 HAMLET. To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;No more; and, by a sleep to say we endThe heart-ache and the thousand natural shocksThat flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummationDevoutly to be wish'd. Excerpt 2 HAMLET comes down to footlights and regards the audience. The others watch but don't speak. Hamlet clears his throat noisily and spits into the audience. A split second later he claps his hand to his eye and wipes himself. He goes back upstage. ROS A compulsion towards philosophical introspection is his chief characteristic, if I may put it like that. It does not mean he is mad. It does not mean he isn't. Very often, it does not mean anything at all. Which may or may not be a kind of madness. How does Stoppard's portrayal of Hamlet differ from Shakespeare's portrayal? Stoppard's Hamlet seems less angry than Shakespeare's Hamlet. Stoppard's Hamlet seems more philosophical than Shakespeare's Hamlet. Stoppard's Hamlet seems less dignified than Shakespeare's Hamlet. Stoppard's Hamlet seems more aware of others than Shakespeare's Hamlet.
not a
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. GERTRUDE Good (fractional suspense) gentlemen . . . They both bow. He hath much talked of you, And sure I am, two men there is not living To whom he more adheres. If it will please you To show us so much gentry and goodwill As to expand your time with us awhile For the supply and profit of our hope, Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits a king's remembrance. . . . [GERTRUDE] And I beseech you instantly to visit My too much changed son. Go, some of you, And bring these gentlemen where Hamlet is. Which statement best describes how Gertrude feels about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? She thinks their presence will be upsetting for Hamlet. She thinks they need to be bribed to help Hamlet. She thinks they are suited to figuring out what troubles Hamlet. She thinks they already know what has unsettled Hamlet.
not a not d trying c
What is a character's perspective? their personality traits and characteristics the way they interact with other characters their opinion or feeling about an event or topic the way they change throughout a play or story
not a tring c dammit kevs
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. ROS (dumbly) Eighty-five in a row. Tails? GUIL Yes! What would you think? ROS (doubtfully) Well. . . . (Jocularly.) Well, I'd have a good look at your coins for a start! GUIL (retiring) I'm relieved. At least we can still count on self-interest as a predictable factor. . . . I suppose it's the last to go. Your capacity for trust made me wonder if perhaps . . . you, alone . . . (He turns on him suddenly, reaches out a hand.) Touch. Ros clasps his hand. Guil pulls him up to him. GUIL (more intensely) We have been spinning coins together since—(He releases him almost as violently.) This is not the first time we have spun coins! Which statement best describes how Guildenstern's perspective about Rosencrantz develops? He begins to question Rosencrantz's character. He becomes more patient with Rosencrantz. He becomes more hurt by how Rosencrantz treats him. He begins to see things from Rosencrantz's point of view.
not b
Read the excerpts from Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. Excerpt 1 HAMLET. Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks; but I thank you: and sure, dear friends, my thanks are too dear a halfpenny. Were you not sent for? Is it your own inclining? Is it a free visitation? Come, come, deal justly with me: come, come; nay, speak. GUIL. What should we say, my lord? HAMLET. Why anything, but to the purpose. You were sent for; and there is a kind of confession in your looks which your modesties have not craft enough to colour: I know the good king and queen have sent for you. ROS. To what end, my lord? HAMLET. That you must teach me. But let me conjure you, by the rights of our fellowship, by the consonancy of our youth, by the obligation of our ever-preserved love, and by what more dear a better proposer could charge you withal, be even and direct with me, whether you were sent for or no! ROS. [Aside to GUILDENSTERN.] What say you? HAMLET. [Aside.] Nay, then, I have an eye of you. If you love me, hold not off. GUIL. My lord, we were sent for. Excerpt 2 GUIL Draw him on to pleasures—glean what afflicts him. ROS Something more than his father's death— GUIL He's always talking about us—there aren't two people living whom he dotes on more than us. ROS We cheer him up—find out what's the matter— GUIL Exactly, it's a matter of asking the right questions and giving away as little as we can. It's a game. Tom Stoppard uses Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's dialogue in Hamlet to develop characters who are dishonest with Hamlet. concerned about Hamlet. unsure about what they are doing. in disagreement about what to do.
not c
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. ROS Well I can tell you I'm sick to death of it. I don't care one way or another, so why don't you make up your mind. GUIL We can't afford anything quite so arbitrary. Nor did we come all this way for a christening. All that—preceded us. But we are comparatively fortunate; we might have been left to sift the whole field of human nomenclature, like two blind men looting a bazaar for their own portraits. . . . At least we are presented with alternatives. ROS Well as from now— GUIL —But not choice. ROS You made me look ridiculous in there. GUIL I looked just as ridiculous as you did. ROS (an anguished cry) Consistency is all I ask! GUIL (low, wry rhetoric) Give us this day our daily mask. ROS (a dying fall) I want to go home. (Moves.) Which way did we come in? I've lost my sense of direction. GUIL The only beginning is birth and the only end is death—if you can't count on that, what can you count on? Which statement best explains why Rosencrantz's and Guildenstern's feelings conflict? Guildenstern is comfortable with uncertainty, while Rosencrantz is bothered by the uncertainty of their situation. Guildenstern is not worried about completing their task, while Rosencrantz is worried he will not be able to complete it. Guildenstern is unconcerned about how others view him, while Rosencrantz worries about what others think about him. Guildenstern is happy to spend time away from home, while Rosencrantz feels uncomfortable with being in a strange place.
not d trying b
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. ROS I'm afraid— GUIL So am I. ROS I'm afraid it isn't your day. GUIL I'm afraid it is. Small pause. ROS Eighty-nine. GUIL It must be indicative of something, besides the redistribution of wealth. (He muses.) List of possible explanations. One: I'm willing it. Inside where nothing shows, I am the essence of a man spinning double-headed coins, and betting against himself in private atonement for an unremembered past. . . . [GUIL] Two: time has stopped dead, and the single experience of one coin being spun once has been repeated ninety times. What is the most likely reason Guildenstern and Rosencrantz feel differently about the result of the coin toss? Guildenstern trusts that everything will work itself out, while Rosencrantz has doubts. Guildenstern has participated in fewer games of coin toss, while Rosencrantz has more experience with them. Guildenstern has experienced a similar situation before, while Rosencrantz has not. Guildenstern wants an explanation for what is happening, while Rosencrantz accepts the luck of the situation.
trying
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. ROS (flaring): I haven't forgotten—how I used to remember my own name—and yours, oh yes! There were answers everywhere you looked. There was no question about it—people knew who I was and if they didn't they asked and I told them. . . . [ROS] I don't care one way or another, so why don't you make up your mind. GUIL We can't afford anything quite so arbitrary. Nor did we come all this way for a christening. All that—preceded us. But we are comparatively fortunate; we might have been left to sift the whole field of human nomenclature, like two blind men looting a bazaar for their own portraits. . . . At least we are presented with alternatives. ROS Well as from now— GUIL —But not choice. ROS You made me look ridiculous in there. How do Rosencrantz's feelings about his conversation with the king and queen develop in this excerpt? He becomes less concerned about the uncertainty of their situation. He begins to turn his frustration about the situation toward Guildenstern. He becomes more worried about how the king and queen perceive him. He begins to believe that he and Guildenstern are incapable of completing the task.
trying c
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. ROS I'm afraid— GUIL So am I. ROS I'm afraid it isn't your day. GUIL I'm afraid it is. Small pause. ROS Eighty-nine. GUIL It must be indicative of something, besides the redistribution of wealth. (He muses.) List of possible explanations. One: I'm willing it. Inside where nothing shows, I am the essence of a man spinning double-headed coins, and betting against himself in private atonement for an unremembered past. . . . [GUIL] Two: time has stopped dead, and the single experience of one coin being spun once has been repeated ninety times. What is the most likely reason Guildenstern and Rosencrantz feel differently about the result of the coin toss? Guildenstern trusts that everything will work itself out, while Rosencrantz has doubts. Guildenstern has participated in fewer games of coin toss, while Rosencrantz has more experience with them. Guildenstern has experienced a similar situation before, while Rosencrantz has not. Guildenstern wants an explanation for what is happening, while Rosencrantz accepts the luck of the situation.
trying c
