[hamlet: ] what is a man, if his chief good and market of his time be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no more. sure he that made us with such large discourse, looking before and after, gave us not that capability and god-like reason to fust in us unus’d. —hamlet, william shakespeare how does hamlet’s speech reflect the ideals of renaissance humanism? a) hamlet thinks that people are no different than animals. b)hamlet expresses his admiration for the works of classical writers. c)hamlet thinks that people are unable to make rational decisions. d)hamlet explores the purpose of living and places a high value on reason.

The correct answer is D. Hamlet explores the purpose of living and places a high value on reason.

What Hamlet is saying in this excerpt is that humans are no different than animals if they don't use their reason and mind. We have been endowed with reason (unlike animals) so we are supposed to use it in our everyday lives. Renaissance humanism put a lot of emphasis on man and reason, so this quote depicts such opinions perfectly.

(D) Hamlet explores the purpose of living and places a high value on reason.

Explanation:

b)metaphor

explanation:

when reading the sentence carefully it says,"hope is a thing with feathers" it's like saying: hope is a thing like feathers

get what i'm saying? instead of using a smilie like or as they use "with"

it would be nice enough if i got .

the following key ideas correctly express the key sentence.

restate key idea: most people can learn to swim in ten short lessons.

restate key idea: the majority of water-accident victims require mouth-to-mouth breathing.

restate key idea: an empty, tightly closed gallon jug will support a tired swimmer.  

restate key idea: first aid is to prevent accidents as well as assist in rescue.

explanation: the key idea needs to have the same topic as the key sentence (drowning and safety).