My mac seems to be frozen on an internet page.  I cant force quit.  I can't control+options+command+esc.  I can't access my activity monitor.  I can see my mouse moving but when I click on anything, it doesn't seem to engage or recognize it.  Fix?

My mac seems to be frozen on an internet page.  I can't force quit.  I can't control+options+command+esc.  I can't access my activity monitor.  I CAN see my mouse moving but when I click on anything, it doesn't seem to engage or recognize it.  Fix?

Thank you.  There is a bigger issue.  It is not the web page that is the problem.  It is that I can see my mouse moving and can move it along the bottom toolbar and the options will highlight but I can't click on anything.  I can see the apple icon to get to force quit but cant click on it. 
I used your suggestion and force quit came up but I can't select the option to force quit... not even with my arrows and enter/return key.  Any other thoughts?
Thank you.

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