Why are shakespeare's plays considered difficult for modern students to
understand?
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a. shakespeare used words that are unfamiliar or no longer used in
modern language.
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b. the plays are based on historical events that took place hundreds
of years ago
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c. most modern students are not interested in the ideas presented in
the plays.
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d. shakespeare used many foreign words that are hard for students
to translate correctly.

Which is the best paraphrase of the passage? a.)it’s always cloudy where the men of winter live. b.)it’s always misty where the men of winter live. c.)it’s always dark where the men of winter live. d.)it’s always sunny where the men of winter live. read the passage from the odyssey - elpenor. by night our ship ran onward toward the ocean's bourne, the realm and region of the men of winter, hidden in mist and cloud. never the flaming eye of helios lights on those men at morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven; ruinous night being rove over those wretches.