| What mood is created in the opening scene? | ominous |
| What term best describes Hamlet’s disposition throughout most of the play? | mysterious, thoughtful, morose |
| After seeing his father’s ghost, Hamlet | is appalled and plans to revenge his death by obeying the ghost´s orders |
| Who’s story line is parallel to Hamlet’s? | Prince of Norway, Fortinbras |
| Who is the protagonist of the play? | Hamlet |
| Who or what is the antagonist of the play? | King Claudius or Norway??? |
| Hamlet makes the allusion to Hyperion in order to: | compare his father to his uncle. His father was like a hyperion (god-like) and his uncle is like a satyr (beast) |
| It is clear from this soliloquy that Hamlet’s anguish comes mostly from | his mother remarrying so quickly |
| The speech beginning “Seems, Madam? Nay, it is”(l. 2.76-78,) points to the theme which involves | the difference between appearance and its reality |
| In her encounters with her brother and her father, Ophelia comes across as | sweet, innocent, and submissive |
| In the opening of Act II, Polonius-Reynaldo dialogue serves two purposes: | 1) introduces the spy theme2) exposes Polonius as a inveterate meddler |
| The messengers have returned and report that Fortinbras needs to march through Denmark on his way to | Poland |
| Which of the following does NOT describe Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? | … |
| Polonius believes that Hamlet is mad over | his rejected love from Orphelia |
| In Polonius’ lines 90-92, the statement “brevity is the soul of wit” is, in view of what we know about Polonius, | he is always honest, and tries to be brief to explain why hamlet is crazy in love with orphelia |
| Hamlet requests the players to present what play? | The Murder of Gonzago |
| Why does Hamlet want this play performed? | to confirm that King Claudius killed Hamlet´s father (if he makes any facial expressions) |
| Hamlet calls Polonius in Scene ii | fishmonger-insult to someone who sells fish and to confuse Polonius to make him seem like hes going crazy |
| Hamlet’s dialogue with Polonius reveals his preoccupation with: | dishonesty and corruptionbecause he is lying to people to make himself sound crazy and also seeings ghosts to kill claudius |
| By the end of Act II, all of the following have been established as motifs except: | … |
| The encounter with Ophelia, in which Hamlet say, “Get thee to a nunnery,” suggest that he: | is very angry and he only loved her once to fake insanity. He said she should save her chastity and become a nun. so her impurity doesn´t act |
| The tone of Ophelia’s speech is one of a | sad and confused and in search of answers of what is happening to hamlet |
| The speech reveals that Ophelia has | been struck with the full awareness which is a tragedy of what has been destroyed?? |
| Hamlet admires Horatio for all of the following EXCEPT: | … |
| During the play that Hamlet has performed, Claudius | he gets mad and leaves |
| Hamlet tells Guildenstern that he will not be played like a(n) | recorder |
| Which pair of actors both play a character foil to Hamlet, as seen in Acts III and IV? | Fortinbras and Laertes (revenge for father´s death) |
| When Hamlet strikes through the curtain, he thinks he is killing | Claudius |
| The characteristic of Polonius that has most directly led to his death is | foolish and long-winded |
| The difference between the ghost in Act I of the play and the ghost in Act III is that | `Hamlet only speaks to the ghost in act 3, others spoke to him in act 1??? |
| In the Bedroom scene (scene IV), Hamlet forces Gertrude to look at two pictures: | one of Claudius and one of King Hamlet |
| At the end of the bedroom scene, Hamlet asks his mother | to not go to Claudius´s bed that night |
| In the famous soliloquy by Hamlet, the line “To be, or not to be” is a contemplation over | life and death. He´s afraid of killing himself, because suicide is a sin in his catholic religion |
| Claudius sends Hamlet to England after Polonius’s death to | get money back that was owed (business measures)??? |
| Although Hamlet believes that Fortinbras’ foray into Poland is less than admirable, he can still admire Fortinbras because | he sees honor as justification for some impractical actions(he sees the principle over the ridiculous action) |
| What inspires Hamlet’s soliloquy at the end of scene iv? | Fortinbras´s effort going into Poland |
| In Ophelia’s mad ramblings, she speaks of | 3 thingssexual seductionsbroken wedding promisesominous anticipation of Laertes´ reaction |
| When Laertes bursts into the King’s presence in scene 5, who does he think is responsible for his father’s death? | Claudius |
| Laertes and Hamlet are alike in that | They both wanted revenge for their father´s country, and both are princes, and their uncles are both their new stepfather´s are both the new kings of their country |
| What is significant about Ophelia’s madness? | she breaks into song about inappropriate things in which a woman like her would not |
| How does Ophelia die? | She drowned in a brook, because she was climbing a tree to hang a wreath and the branch broke |
| The comic dialogue between the two gravediggers | love to joke about their work, since theyŕe so used to being around bones and graves |
| The lines to Yorick’s skull | is a physical reminder to Hamlet of the finality of death , in which he loved as a young boy. He realizes even good people will still die and decay like those that arent morally good |
| Why is Hamlet offended by Laertes’s expression of grief for Ophelia? | He jumps in the grave of Ophelia to make sure people knew Hamlet did love her. He thought Ophelia deserved more at her funeral. |
| What happens to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? | the pirates kill them on the ship to england?? |
| Hamlet, Claudius, Laertes, and Gertrude all die from | poison |
| Hamlet’s attitude towards Laertes in the last scene include all of the following except: | … |
| Hamlet has had many views on death during this play. By the last act, he has come to view death as: | He believes God controls all and things work out the way their supposed to. He doesn´t fear death anymore, because his time of death and the following events will not matter. |
| This character agrees to tell Hamlet’s story. | Horatio |
| This character become the new king of Denmark in Act IV. | Laertes?? |
| This character apologizes to Laertes. | Hamlet |
| This character swoons during the fencing match. | Gertrude?? |
| This character was driven to madness. | Hamlet |
| This character kills Hamlet | Laertes |
| This character orders Hamlet’s death. | Claudius?? |
| T or F: The film that we watched followed the play EXACTLY. | T????? |
| T or F? Hamlet is Shakespeare’s shortest play | False |
| T OR F? The role of women was cast in a negative view in the play. | True |
| T OR F? Hamlet is widely considered one of Shakespeare’s greatest works. | True |
| T or F? Hamlet is a tragedy | True |
| A universal message about life that is developed over the course of the novel | theme |
| The force or person opposing the protagonist | antagonist |
| A character who provides a striking contrast to another character. | foil |
| The turning point of the action. | climax |
| The main character in a literary work that must face a conflict | protagonist |
| A struggle between opposing forces. | conflict |
| Any element, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present throughout the entire body of literature | motif |
| Speech given by a character while she or he is either alone on stage or among characters who are ignored temporarily | soliloquy |
| The atmosphere, or feelings in the reader, created by the author | mood |
| When the audience knows something that the characters do not. | dramatic irony |
| The detailed explanation often at the beginning of a literary work that provides pertinent background Information. | exposition |
| A reference to a historical or literary person, place, or event with which the reader is assumed to be familiar. | allusion |
hamlet final exam- english 4
September 8, 2019