A Midsummer Night’s Dream Allusions

Centaur half man-half horse, drunken lawless behavior, mentioned as a choice for Theseus’ wedding Leviathan sea monster, 1000-15000 feet long, mentioned when Oberon tells puck the flower love nectar works faster than the leviathan can “swim a league” Hippolyta Amazonian…

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English A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 2

Who does the fairy serve? Who does Robin Goodfellow (Puck) serve? The fairy serves Titania. Puck serves Oberon. What does Puck warn the fairy about? Oberon is having a party but wants the fairy to have Titania to keep a…

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Midsummer Nights Dream Scene 2 Act 1

What is Puck? Puck is a wood sprite. What is Puck like (characteristics)? Mischievous What is the usual business for fairies? Wandering through the natural world to serve the fairy queen, Titania. What must be collected in preparation for the…

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Hamlet Vocabulary

emulate Sentence: (p.5) “Thereto pricked on by a most emulate pride,”Definition: match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation. heraldry Sentence: (p.5) “Well ratified by law and heraldry,”Definition: the system by which coats of arms and other armorial…

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Hamlet Act V

“To be or not be that is the question” (III.i.64). What is the meaning behind this question that Hamlet asks? Hamlet questions living or dying, whether to kill himself or not. Mad as the sea and wind when both contend…

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hamlet acts 1-3

“a little more than kin, and less than kind.” speaker- hamletsituation- first royal audiencemeaning- hamlet’s attitude toward his uncle. he is saying that his relationship towards claudius is too close (incestuous). hamlet is too kin to him or related but…

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Hamlet: Gender

Hamlet’s desire to cleanse his mother is his attempt to rectify her image in his eyes and indicative of the patriarchal society in the 17th century 1)Point on Gertrude and the patriachy ‘in the rank sweat of an enseamed bed…over…

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HAMLET STUDY GUIDE

1. How does the opening line of the play preface, subtextually, what the play is about?How does the theme of the play show through the first line, “who’s there”? Subtextually, the beginning of the play could somehow represent how the…

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Significant Quotes in Hamlet

Hamlet to the king and queen Speaker and listener of “A little more kin, and less than kind”. Hamlet refers to Claudius as ” A little more kin”, because he is now Hamlet’s uncle and stepfather. Then he goes on…

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Hamlet Part 3

Who says: “Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh” Ophelia Who says: “The lady doth protest too much methinks” Queen Gertrude Who says: “Get thee to a nunnery” Hamlet Who says: “Thou turn’st my eyes into my very…

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