Ghost. the serpent that did sting thy father's life now wears the crown

hamlet. o my prophetic soul! my uncle?

a. ghost
b. prophecy
c. demon

A. Ghost.

Explanation:

This is the excerpt from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" (Act-I scene v) where Hamlet learns that his father was murdered by Claudius and now has worn the crown. Therefore, after knowing this, he decides to plot revenge against him. He uses the metaphor of snake to display the evil side of Claudius. The supernatural element that has been emphasized here in this scene is the ghost who is his father's spirit as it reveals Claudius' evil side and at the same time puts some restrictions on Hamlet in order to pursue the revenge plot. The ghost requests Hamlet to comply with these restrictions. Thus, the supernatural element employed in this excerpt is a ghost (Hamlet's father's spirit) who is introduced by Shakespeare to provide a turning point to the main plot.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

explanation:

the economic activity signified in that scenario is a. production

in general, market production makes reference to the elaboration of a product or service which is destinated for economic purposes (to be sold) at money-price in a market. such product or service has to be principally tradable for money.

there is no money exchange involved in distribution, generalized reciprocity or balanced reciprocity.