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I love thee not, therefore pursue me not. What does Demetrius say in line 188? glorious What does transparent mean? Faint What does swoon mean? Lies What are heresies? Indulgence What does surfeit mean? Mock What does flout mean? You…

1.5, Horatio: These are but These are but wild and whirling words, my lord 1.5, Hamlet: as perchance hereafter as perchance hereafter shall think meet to put an antic disposition on 2.1, Ophelia: describes Hamlet as looking as if he…

Hamlet The prince of Denmark. A character of contradictions (admires characters who behave passionately and violently for no good reason, but he himself is thoughtful, reflective, and philosophical) King Hamlet The dead king who was Hamlet’s father and was murdered…

What is the mood of the opening scene? eerie, suspicious, suspenseful established by short dialogue and fast paced conversation and fear of the ghost how are we informed of the elder Hamlet’s death the guards speak about how the ghost…

Hamlet “Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him.”Meaning: Oh, poor Yorick! I used to know him Hamlet “What! The fair Ophelia?”Meaning: What, the beautiful Ophelia? Gertrude “Sweets to the sweet. Farewell.”Meaning: Sweet flowers for a sweet girl. Goodbye! (she scatters flowers)…

Lord Hamlet with his doublet all unbraced, No hat upon his head, his stockings fouled, Ungartered, and down hyved to his ankle Ophelia to Polonius; Hamlet shows up with no shirt, no hat, his pants at his ankles with a…

“O that this too too solid flesh would melt, that and resolve itself into a dew.” Soliloquy 1: Act 1 Scene 2 “Frailty, thy name is woman” Soliloquy 1: Act 1 Scene 2 “My father’s brother, but no more like…

What does Claudius begin to feel as scene i starts? Claudius starts to feel guilty What are the major key points in Hamlets soliloquy? Hamlet is contemplating suicide, he tells this by whether or not he should sleep, or forever…

Where are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern told to take Hamlet? They are told to take him to England. Why does Hamlet decide not to kill Claudius in the chapel? He was praying, therefore he would go straight to heaven. Who or…

Polonius Sends servant Reynaldo to spy on Laertes in France Reynaldo Polonius’s servant, who is sent to France by Polonius to check up on and spy on Laertes. Ophelia Reports about shocking encounter she had with Hamlet Claudius Worried about…