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What is Polonius’s purpose in sending Reynaldo to France? Polonius wants Reynaldo to question Laertes’ acquaintances and make sure that he is listening to his advice How does Ophelia describe the appearance and condition of Hamlet in his interview with…

Dunn: Ophelia as the emblem – ‘Laertes calls Ophelia a ‘document in madness.’ Laertes sees Ophelia as an emblem, and is not alone in this tendency to emblematise Ophelia: Hamlet also is quick to construe her in terms of cultural…

Why does this act open with Polonius and reynaldo? Polonius is sending Reynaldo to France to spy on laertes to see if he is doing his work in college and not gambling or clubbing by asking others what he is…

Denmark, Elsinore castle Where does it take place? 1 am- North Star What time is it when they see Old Hamlet’s ghost?How is time told? Marcellus, Barnardo, Francisco Danish guard Dead Old Danish King Hamlet Ghost of who? Horatio, Hamlet…

Whom does Polonius send to France to spy on Laertes? Reynaldo Where does the ghost appear during the play? The castle ramparts and Gertrude’s bedchamber How did Claudius murder King Hamlet? By pouring poison into his ear Where is the…

Characters and Terms … Hamlet The Prince of Denmark, the title character, and the protagonist. About thirty years old at the start of the play, Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew…

Polonius 2.2 Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit,and tediousness the limbs and outwardflourishes,I will be brief. Gertrude 2.2 More matter with less art. Polonius 2.2 That he is mad, tis true; tis true tis pity;and pity tis tis…

“dark night strangles the lamp “ symbolizes the evil that has come over Scotland Lennox comments on how “unruly” the stormy night was when Duncan was killed pathetic fallacy sets an uneasy atmosphere A falcon has been savagely killed by…

How many lines does a sonnet have? 14 “Fair is foul, and foul is fair: hover through the fog and filthy air.” Who said it? The witches What did Macbeth do to earn the title Thane of Cawdor? Won two…

How are Banquo and Fleance related? Banquo is Fleance’s father What does Banquo suffer from on his first nigh in Macbeth’s castle? Horrible dreams/bad thought What does Duncan give Lady Macbeth in Act 2, Scene 1? a diamond What does…