At the time, women were required to be utterly subservient to men, given limited education and career choices, and subjected to stringent rules of etiquette and dress. Queen Elizabeth herself is quoted as saying: “Better beggar woman and single than…
Category: Hamlet
Hamlet Acts IV and V Flashcard Example #45222
What does Hamlet think of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? He does not trust them. He thinks they’re too weak to see that the king is using them. They are like a sponge-try to soak up all the information they can and…
Hamlet Study Guide ACT 5 with answers Flashcard Example #15779
1. What are the gravediggers debating over? Ophelia and suicide, and whether she should have a christian burial. 2. How does the gravedigger answer Hamlet’s questions? (lines 125-145) He doesn’t answer the questions at first, but makes plays on words.…
Hamlet Act 3 Review Questions Flashcard Example #97465
What question is Hamlet considering when he first appears in this act? What, according to Hamlet, is “a consummation/ devoutly to be wish’d? Is it worth it to live? (“to be or not to be, that is the question.” he…
Hamlet Act II Questions Flashcard Example #39166
Where does Polonius send Reynaldo? to Paris to spy on Laertes and to take him money and messages why does Polonius think Hamlet is mad? he thinks Ophelia’s rejections have been too much for Hamlet, that Hamlet is lovesick why…
Hamlet Revenge Quotes Flashcard Example #52881
Act 1 Scene 5 Ghost’s request Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder Act 1 Scene 5-Hamlet’s sense of duty I was born to set it right Act 1 Scene 5-Hamlet will forget book learning from the table of my…
Hamlet Act 2 study guide with answers Flashcard Example #46912
1. At the start of Scene I, Polonius asks Reynaldo to give Laertes some money and notes. What does Polonius tell him to do before he visits Laertes? spy on him, ask around about him, start rumors and see if…
VASJ Hamlet, Part 1 Flashcard Example #46216
In a drama, how do audiences learn about a character? -through the character’s own words-through what other characters say-through the actions the character takes-through the ways others behave toward the character Which excerpt from Hamlet, Act 1, Scene i is…
Hamlet part 2: Word choice and tone Flashcard Example #55620
Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii. Polonius: Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express’d in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man, And they in France of the best…
Hamlet, Part 4: Comparing and Contrasting Interpretations Flashcard Example #6326
What does Hamlet mean by “shuffled off this mortal coil”? Dying Which factors should be considered when evaluating whether an adaptation is a success? Check all that apply. 1. The particular choices made in the adaptation2. The effects of the…
Hamlet Flashcard Example #96554
• Who joins Bernardo, the watchman, on his watch of the castle? Marcellus and Horatio. • What do Marcellus and Bernardo want to show Horatio? A ghost. • What proves to Horatio that the ghost is that of King Hamlet?…
Hamlet, Part 8: Themes Flashcard Example #64129
Which is an objective summary of the “forgiveness triumphs” theme that is developed in Act V of Hamlet? The scene where Laertes asks forgiveness helps demonstrate that forgiveness can be more powerful than revenge. What is the first step in…