| Define prodigal | wasteful |
| Who were the two monarchs reigning during Shakey’s time? | Elizabeth and James |
| What is a foil, and what is the purpose of a foil? | A foil is a character that contrasts with the protagonist. A foil makes the main character’s traits stand out. A foil helps the audience understand the major character better. |
| Who is speaking to whom? “Fie on’t, ah fie! ‘Tis an unweeded garden That grows to seed. Things rank and gross in nature. 1.2.139,140 | Hamlet to himself; soliloquy |
| Name Hamlet’s friend | Horatio |
| Name the son of Lord Chamberlain | Laertes |
| Name Lord Chamberlain (King’s Counselor) | Polonius |
| Define pernicious | having a harmful effect |
| Define cap-a-pie | from head to toe |
| Name Laertes’ sister | Ophelia |
| What literary device is used in the following quote? “Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.” | metonymy |
| What was Shakespeare’s theater company called under the patronage of King James? | The King’s Men (The King’s Company) |
| Who is speaking to whom? “Look thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue.” 1.3.65 | Polonius to Laertes |
| What are the elements of revenge tragedy? | A secret murder, usually of a benign ruler, a visit by the ghost of the victim, and protagonist descends into madness of some form |
| Define churlish | ill-mannered |
| Name Hamlet’s mother | Queen Gertrude |
| Define ambiguous | having more than one meaning |
| What was the name of the theater that Shakey is most associated with? | Globe Theatre |
| Who is speaking to whom? “Have we (as ’twere with a defeated joy, With an auspicious and a dropping eye, With mirth in funeral and dirge in marriage,” 1.2.10-12 | Polonius in his speech |
| What literary element is used in the following quote? “O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself into dew,” | synedoche |
| What literary device is used in the following quote? “And each particular hair to stand an end, Like quills upon the fearful porpentine” | simile |
| Where did William Shakespeare birth and death occur? | Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom |
| In what century was Shakespeare born? | 16th century |
| Who is speaking to whom? “But look, the morn in russet mantle clad Walks o’er the dew of yon high eastward hill. Break we our watch up, and by my advice,. Let us impart what we have seen tonight” | Horatio to Hamlet |
| Who is speaking to whom? “And keep you in the rear of affection, Out of the shot and danger of desire.” 1.3.39,38 | Laertes to Ophelia |
Hamlet Act I
September 3, 2019