Read the passage from hamlet, act ii, scene ii.

gertrude: , guildenstern and gentle rosencrantz;
and i beseech you instantly to visit
my too much changed son. go, some of you,
and bring these gentlemen where hamlet is.

what does this passage indicate about gertrude?

a. in this speech, gertrude shows that she is more interested in flirting with guildenstern and rosencrantz than in hamlet.

b. the way that gertrude orders people around in this speech shows that she is primarily interested in flexing her power.

c. gertrude’s dialogue shows her sense of urgency and desperation, proving that she is truly worried about hamlet.

d. with this dialogue, gertrude shows that she is reluctant to trust guildenstern and rosencrantz but feels she has no other choice.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.