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what is the name of Polonius’ srvant? Reynaldo what does Polonius want his servant to ask about? his son at college in Paris what is the limit Polonius places on the lies his servant cant tell? not allowed to dishonor…

How many acts is Hamlet divided into? 5 Structure: Act 1 The Introduction: The setting (time and place of the action) is presented.We are introduced to the physical conflicts of the play, a son’s duty to avenge a father’s murder,…

Laertes thinks that Ophelia should have a better funeral service. What is the priest’s answer? Ophelia is lucky to be getting a nice a funeral as she is considering the “nature of her death” (means she killed herself which is…

1. Look at the first section of lines we hear from King Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle/step-father. What should rub you the wrong way about the King’s message to the court? Write a specific passage from the section of Lines 1-16 and…

at the beginning of scene 1 who is Polonius talking to reynaldo what does Polonius ask Reynaldo at the beginning of scene 1 to spy on his son Laertes why is it ironic that Polonius is asking Reynaldo to spy…

Frailty, thy name is Woman Hamlet Act 1 Scene 2 (soliloquy) Incestuous sheets Hamlet Act 1 Scene 2 (soliloquy) My most seeming-virtuous Queen Ghost Act 1 Scene 5 O most pernicious woman, O villain, villain, smiling damned villain Hamlet Act…

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. Hamlet Ay, there’s the rub Hamlet When he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin? Hamlet Thus conscience does make cowards of us all. Hamlet One…

In scene 1, where do the witches meet Around the cauldron What do they throw in the brew (6) 1. Dragon’s scale 2. Wolf’s tooth3. Witch’s mummy 4. Lizard’s leg 5. Dog’s tongue 6. Turk’s nose What does Hecate think…

What do the doctor and the gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing? they see her sleep walking, reliving the night of Duncan’s death; she goes through the motion of washing off the blood on her hands, and is reliving the night…

MacBeth becomes the Thane of Cawdor because… Duncan gives him the the title when the previous thane commits treason. Immediately before Macbeth enters, Duncan says of Cawdor: “He was a gentleman on whom I built/An absolute trust.” this is an…