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What mood is stressed at the outset of the play? Tension Why does marcellus tell horatio to speak to the ghost? Because he is a scholar and can speak latin, which is believed to be what the ghost speaks What…

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern prepare to take Hamlet here England The _________ will mew ad the dog will have his day cat Hamlet’s Home elsinore A little more ______ and less than kind kin polonius and Laertes tell Ophelia to ____…

What two things does Claudius admit to being worried about, when Gertrude reveals Hamlet has struck Polonius dead? 1. Hamlet may kill him 2. the people will be upset if he punishes Hamlet for Polonius’ death What punishment does the…

Which is an objective summary of the “forgiveness triumphs” theme that is developed in Act V of Hamlet? The scene where Laertes asks forgiveness helps demonstrate that forgiveness can be more powerful than revenge. What is the first step in…

How is this scene ambiguous regarding Gertrude’s “conversion” from the previous scene? On the one hand, Gertrude still plays the role of the faithful queen, telling Claudius of Polonius’ murder. She does not object to Hamlet’s being sent to England,…

Why do the guards ask Horatio to come and see the ghost?a.) they do not know what to dob.) they know he is a scholar and will know what to say to the ghostc.) they are afraid of the ghostd.)…

Whom does Polonius send to France to spy on Laertes?(A) Reynaldo(B) Ophelia(C) Guido(D) Marcellus A Where does the ghost appear during the play?(A) The castle ramparts and the great hall of Elsinore(B) Fortinbras’s tent and Hamlet’s bedchamber(C) The castle ramparts…

“Such was the very armour he had on/ When he the ambitious Norway combatted./ So frowned he once, when, in an angry parle,/ He smote the sledded Pollacks on the ice.” Speaker: HoratioSpoken to: Marcellus and BarnardoMeaning: The ghost looks…

In this passage from Hamlet, act IV, scene VII, King Claudius tells Laertes why he is not taking action against Polonius’s murderer. Which lines convey the idea that the Danish people love Hamlet and that accusing him of murder would…

When Hamlet says, “To be or not to be; that is the question…,” he is trying to decide whether to do or not do which of the following?a.) to kill himselfb.) to kill Claudiusc.) to avenge his father’s deathd.) all…