Asap read the excerpt from act i of hamlet. hamlet: the air bites shrewdly; it is very cold. horatio: it is a nipping and an eager air. which adaptation best maintains the original meaning and tone of the underlined part of the excerpt? the air is painfully freezing. the air won’t leave me alone. the air is like a wild animal. the air is colder than ever.

Directions: in 2 - 3 paragraphs respond to mack's idea about the "interplay of life and literature" in lines 92 - 100 in " why read shakespeare". 1. explain what it means to say that finding meaning in shakespeare "is a sort of proving ground for finding beauty and meaning in life". provide reasons that support your claim. 2. explain which is more important - that literature teaches readers about life or that understanding life readers understand literature. identify examples from literature you have read. 3. summarize your view of the interplay between literature and your own lives, explaining whether you see a connection or not and why.