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50. Why does Laertes get angry with the priest? He won’t give Ophelia a proper funeral 51. Where do Hamlet and Laertes end up wrestling? In Ophelia’s grave 52. Hamlet tells Horatio he found a letter giving orders for his…

Rosemary and Pansies Ophelia gives these flowers to Laertes, she even cites them as being for remembrance and thoughts. Fennel and Columbine To King Claudius and Gertrude; Fennel is the symbol for flattery and columbine is considered the flower for…

Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness Horatio to hamlet, grave digger is used to job Why, because he was mad. A shall recover his wits there; or, if a do not, ’tis no great matter there…

What does Polonius urge the Queen to do? Be blunt with your son. His behavior will not be tolerated Why does Hamlet kill Polonius? He thinks it’s Claudius In lines 19-20, Hamlet says to his mother, “You go not till…

Who is the first character to see the ghost? Marcellus How is Claudius related to Hamlet before marrying Gertrude? He is the brother of Hamlet’s father, and therefore Hamlet’s uncle What does Laertes warn Ophelia against? Falling in love with…

Why will the witches meet again? To meet with Macbeth. What do you expect will be happening with an introduction of witches and storms? Something bad or scary. What do we learn of Macbeth’s skill in battle? He is brave…

chiasmus A parallel construction that inverse two terms. They are often contrary to one another Apostrophe A direct address to an absent or abstract entity anaphora repetition of the same construction in a series of clauses or phrases metonym A…

What is the cause of Macbeth losing his grip on reality at the banquet in Act III? his guilty conscience What is the purpose of Act III in the play Macbeth? it exposes Macbeth’s mounting troubles By the end of…

First Apparition Armed Head Second Apparition Bloody Child Third Apparition Child crowned with a tree branch in his hand Message of First Apparition “Beware Macduff, Beware the Thane of Fife” Message of Second Apparition “None of Woman born can harm…

a bloody dagger What does Macbeth think he sees floating in front of him as he goes to kill Duncan? “Amen” What can’t Macbeth say when he hears the bodyguards praying? Macduff Who discovers Duncan’s body? He looked too much…