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In Act V of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Quince presents the prologue for “Pyramus and Thisbe.” When the prologue is over, Theseus says:His speech was like a tangled chain—nothingimpaired, but all disordered….Which tone does the simile “his speech was like…

A.C Bradley – why does Hamlet delay the murder It is a direct result of his melancholic emotions A.C Bradley – why doesn’t Hamlet understand his own actions “Hamlet is disgusted by life and everything” – thus his traditional crazy…

Stanley Wells (1993, Shakespeare Survey) on Hamlet himself Oedipus complex-‘Hamlet was in love with his mother and inhibited from killing his rival’ Stanley Wells (1993, Shakespeare Survey) on Polonius’ relationship with Ophelia ‘On stage we see Ophelia being looked at…

Reynaldo Polonius talks to ________ about Laertes Polonius sends Reynaldo to Paris to spy on Laertes and to take his money and messages Where does Polonius send Reynaldo? Norway Voltimand and Cornelius return from ______ and tell Claudius that the…

When does King Claudius plan to launch Hamlet’s ship to England? Why the Hurry? By the end of the day, and bc he wanted to get him killed What unpleasant task does the King give to Ros. & Guild. Go…

what mood is established in the opening scene? how does shakespeare establish this mood? They are paranoid because they just lost a king; its dark and gloomy and theres a ghost so everyone is kind of on edge; shakespeare establishes…

What was Claudius’ 1st speech about ? Thanking the people for their support. What do Laertes + The King agree to ? Laertes requesting to leave to return to France. What do Claudius + Queen Gertrude tell Hamlet ? To…

“But in the gross scope of mine opinion, this bodes some strange eruption to our state.” speaker: Horatiotalking to: Marcellus & Barnardoliterary device: foreshadowcontext: they’re all talking about what the worry is & why they have to stand guardexplanation: they…

When Act I begins what time of night is it? Midnight What does Claudius want the King of Norway to do about Young Fortinbras? Stop him from attacking Denmark. In his first soliloquy, to what does Hamlet compare the kingdom…