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1. Identify Bernardo, Francisco, Marcellus, Horatio, and King Hamlet. Bernardo, Francisco and Marcellus are guard soldiers at Elsinore.Horatio is Hamlet’s friend.King Hamlet is Hamlet’s father who was murdered prior to the beginning of the play. 2. What had Bernardo seen…

Von Schlegal (1809) 1 saw Hamlet as too weak to act and as a hypocrite Von Schlegal (1809) 2 scruples (a feeling of doubt of hesitation with regard to morality or propriety of a course of action) are merely pretexts…

depression definition serious mental illness characterized by a long term feeling of hopelessness and sadness schizophrenia chronic brain disorder – delusions, hallucinations, difficulty concentrating bipolar disorder a mental heath condition that causes extreme mood swings (emotional highs and lows) passive-aggressive…

fortune fate disposition personality colour illustrate native hue true character enterprises of great pitch and moment important turn awry get mixed up contumely haughtiness inoculate enter into choler anger speak daggers talk cruelly rank foul What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern…

Countenance Definition: a person’s face or facial expression. Original Sentence; His frowning countenance revealed his discontent; his dog had just passed away. Hallowed Definition: Something honored as holy. Original Sentence: St. Peter’s Basilica is hallowed ground for Catholics; every year…

Hamlets madness meant to draw attention away from plot to kill Claudius Play within a play (mousetrap) really meant to find out if claudius killed King hamlet Rosencrantz and Guildenstern lie to hamlet about not working for claudius Claudius lies…

“How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience. The harlot’s cheek beautied with plast’ring art is not more ugly to the thing that helps it than is my deed to my most painted word. O Heavy burden!” 1.…

How all occasions do inform against me and spur my dull revenge. What is a man if his chief good and market of his time be but to sleep and feed? A beast, no more. Sure, he that made us…

What does the King reveal in his aside? He is guilty and it is getting to him Describe Polonius’ plan in getting Hamlet to meet Ophelia? Ophelia will be walking and reading when she will meet with Hamlet What is…

Metatheatre in King Lear – Goneril and Regan ‘perform’ their professions of love to their father – Kent disguises himself to serve King Lear – The fool ‘plays’ his role to state truth – Edmund stages a fight with Edgar…