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QuizMultiple Choice

Hamlet, Part 8: Themes

Question 6 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Read the summary of a theme that is developed in Hamlet, particularly in the beginning of Act V of Hamlet.It’s obvious that everyone is going to die someday, so people should just get over themselves and realize we’re all the same in the end.

Answer
P
People all die at some point.
E
Embracing death is a good idea.
D
Death is the great equalizer.
E
Equality only happens in death.

Explanation

The summary emphasizes that everyone eventually dies and that death makes people the same regardless of who they were in life. This expresses the idea that death is the great equalizer, which is choice C, rather than merely stating that everyone dies.

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