O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown! The courtier's, scholar's, soldier's, eye, tongue, sword, Th' expectancy and rose of the fair state, The glass of fashion and the mould of form, Th' observ'd of all observers- quite, quite down!1845 And I, of ladies most deject and wretched, That suck'd the honey of his music vows, Now see that noble and most sovereign reason, Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh; That unmatch'd form and feature of blown youth1850 Blasted with ecstasy. O, woe is me T' have seen what I have seen, see what I see!
This excerpt is from which writer?

This is an excerpt from William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Explanation:

William Shakespeare (bapt. 1564 - 1616) was an English poet and playwright, often referred to as the "Swan of Avon." He is believed to have written at least thirty-seven plays, and thus made a large contribution to both the English language and literature.

This is an excerpt from his famous tragedy, Hamlet. It tells a story about Prince Hamlet, a man who seeks revenge after his father is murdered by his uncle. The lines are uttered by Ophelia, a woman who is in love with Hamlet, in Act 3, Scene 1 .

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)