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propel (v.) to cause to move towards; push hypocrisy (n.) pretending to believe what one does not; insincerity unrequited (adj.) not returned or reciprocated arrogant (adj.) overbearing; proud; haughty flatter (v.) to praise excessively or dishonestly repent (v.) to feel…

True or False Act One Horatio must see the ghost to believe it exists True Claudius and Gertrude married four months after King Hamlet’s death False; marry six weeks after Ophelia is Horatio’s sister False; she is Laertes sister and…

Armed Ghost appears to Horatio & the guard Act 1 Scene 1[Exposition] Kings opening speech Act 1 scene 2 (1) Laertes to return to France Act 1 Scene 2 (2) Hamlet to stay in Denmark Act 1 Scene 2 (3)…

Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice. to thine own self be true,/ And it must follow […]/ Thou canst not be false to any man. What is’t Ophelia he hath said to you? What is between you?…

Hamlet on the deceit of villainy ‘One may smile, and smile, and be a villain’ Claudius on makeup on harlots ‘The harlot’s cheek beautied with plastering art’ Beauty’s power can more easily change honesty into a brothel keeper than the…

Where does hamlet tell Claudius that Polonius is? At supper under the stairs Where is Claudius sending hamlet? with whom ?why? EnglandGuildenstern and rosencrants,to have hamlet killed and beheaded On the way to the ship who does hamlets encounter? Fortinbras&a…

Reynaldo Polonius’s servant who we only meet once What does Polonius send Reynaldo to do? go to France to spy on Laertes, make sure he’s behaving When Polonius sends Reynaldo to France, what does this show? he doesn’t trust his…

“This is the very ecstasy of love” Said by Poloninus to Ophelia; he believes that Hamlet’s behavior can be explained by him being heartbroken over Ophelia2.1 “Brevity is the soul of wit” Said by Polonius to Claudius and Gertrude; means…

What central conflict is introduced in Act 1 of Hamlet? What incident introduces this conflict? The vow Hamlet made to his father. Hamlet takes revenge. The central conflict happens when the ghost appears and reveals Claudius killed him. What is…

Hamlet The Prince of Denmark and the protagonist of the play. At the beginning of the play, Hamlet’s father King Hamlet Sr. has recently died, and his mother, Queen Gertrude, has married the new king, King Hamlet Sr.’s uncle Claudius.…