Which of the following are examples of the fact that Shakespeare "liked to have fun with language and invented many new phrases"? Select all that apply.
He coined the phrase "forgive and forget."
He wrote thirty-seven plays.
He coined the phrase "all’s well that ends well."
Thousands of people would come to the Globe Theatre to see his plays performed.
If discovered, what piece of evidence would best support the theory that someone other than Shakespeare wrote the plays attributed to him?
a letter written in 1600 by someone questioning whether Shakespeare was writing the plays attributed to him
a 1597 book of poems written in a style very similar to Shakespeare’s by another of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men
a government document proving Shakespeare actually died in 1589 as opposed to 1616
a thirteenth century collection of Norse legends containing a story with a plot line extremely similar to the plot line of iHamlet
Readers can infer that the author considers it ironic that none of the three major battles of the Overland Campaign was a major Union victory and Cold Harbor was a major Union defeat because—
Which of the following can readers infer would best define maxim as it is used in paragraph 3?
someone’s short statement explaining the rationale behind his or her conduct
a person’s right as stipulated by the United States Constitution
someone’s written interpretation of federal or state law
someone’s explanation as to why he or she departed from conventional military wisdom on the battlefield
According to the passage, why did "most soldiers on both sides" expect Grant to retreat after the Battle of the Wilderness?