THE GAMBLER'S BEST SCENE - WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH TALENT

According to the professor, the first time Shakespeare's name was mentioned he was considered to be

• an example of an actual genius.

• not as good as people thought he was.

• the one called the Earl of Oxford.

Hamlet is mentioned in the video as an example of literate work that

• was not considered valuable at the time of publishing.

• was not as worthy of attention as it is considered today.

• all authors would be willing to claim authorship of.

The professor considers most of the issues regarding Shakespeare's identity to be related to

• resentment over how talented he was.

• anger over his actual nationality and origin.

• enviousness over the amount of material he produced.

When the professor compares talent in writing to being good at sports, his goal is the following, EXCEPT

• to demonstrate that they are both unlikely to happen to most of us.

• to illustrate the difference between being talented in sports as to being talented in writing.

• to show that we are ready to accept that having talent for writing is like having it for sport activities.

The professor asks Dexter and Miss Philips several questions in order to demonstrate that

• talent does not need a specific reason to exist.

• there are talented people around us all the time.

• talent can be found even in the most unlikely of places.

At the end of the scene, he demands Miss Philips to

• pursue a career in writing and stop hiding from her talent.

• either quit his classes or begin participating more.

• prove that he is right about how proficient she is at writing.