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  1. C. The suspense builds as Claudius clarifies Laertes's goal.

    Explanation:

    Claudius slyly turns away Laertes' resentment from himself as the ruler who is in charge of neglecting to secure his instructor, to the individual in charge of Polonius' homicide (and that is, obviously, Hamlet).

    Along these lines, this minute is just expected to fabricate tension. Laertes isn't a piece of the most vital plot line (Hamlet's vengeance), so his thought processes can't enable the activity to achieve its peak, nor resolve it. It is only one greater component that helps drive the action further.

  2. Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.

    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.

    The answer is C.

  3. I would say the correct answer is C. The suspense builds as Claudius clarifies Laertes's goal. Claudius cunningly averts Laertes' anger from himself as the king who is responsible for failing to protect his counselor, to the person responsible for Polonius' murder (and that is, of course, Hamlet). So, this moment is only supposed to build suspense. Laertes is not a part of the most important plot line (Hamlet's revenge), so his motives can't help the action reach its climax, nor resolve it. It is just one more element that helps drive the action further.

  4. C). The suspense builds as Claudius clarifies Laertes's goal.

    Explanation:

    The excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet advances the plot by building suspense after Claudius reveals Laertes's goal that enhances the inquisitiveness of the readers. Claudius ingeniously prevents himself from Laertes' wrath. He deftly gets out the goal of Laertes' at the surface through these statements and the latter clarifies his intentions that he would 'repast his blood' to welcome his father's true friends but not going to leave his enemies barehanded. Thus, this confrontation develops an atmosphere of suspense in the plot and compel the readers to think about 'what would happen next?". Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

  5. The answer is "The suspense builds as Claudius clarifies Laertes's goal".  

    Claudius cleanly deterred Laertes' anger from himself as the king who is responsible for failing to protect his counselor, to the person answerable for Polonius' murder- Hamlet. So, this scenario is only supposed to build suspense.

  6. Confrontation always advances the plot, because it causes a lose-lose solution, meaning no one is happy, so there was no solution and confrontation could've made it worse.

  7. I would say the correct answer is c. The suspense builds as Claudius clarifies Laertes's goal. Claudius cunningly averts Laertes' anger from himself as the king who is responsible for failing to protect his counselor, to the person responsible for Polonius' murder (and that is, of course, Hamlet). So, this moment is only supposed to build suspense. Laertes is not a part of the most important plot line (Hamlet's revenge), so his motives can't help the action reach its climax, nor resolve it. It is just one more element that helps drive the action further.

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