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abatements At the abatement of the race I collapsed to the ground. adulterate At mile two, I saw an adulterate girl who was cheating the course. appurtenance My shoelace untied and became an appurtenance to my stride. augury I asked…

“And there put on him / What forgeries you please – marry, none so rank / As may dishonor him, take heed of that, / But, sir, such wanton, wild, and usual slips / As are companions noted and most…

Describe the attitudes and values that Laertes gives to Ophelia and those which Polonius gives to Laertes. Polonius wants to make sure that the kids behave so that their family name is not tarnished. Explain the reasons that Laertes and…

Ambiguous Open to more than one interpretation; unclear Sulphurous Pertaining to the fires of hell; hellish or satanic Lewdness Dirty in a sexual way Enmity A feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; animosity Vigor Healthy physical or mental energy or…

What mood is created in the opening scene? ominous What term best describes Hamlet’s disposition throughout most of the play? mysterious, thoughtful, morose After seeing his father’s ghost, Hamlet is appalled and plans to revenge his death by obeying the…

“Frailty thy name is woman” Hamlet Act 1 Scene 2; Women are weak. Hamlet says that because Gertrude married Claudius within a month of his father’s death. “The funeral baked meatsdid coldly furnish forth the marriage tables” Hamlet Act 1…

Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue. But if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town crier spoke my lines. Nor do not…

“I doubt it is no other than the main,/ His father’s death and our o’er-hasty marriage.” GertrudeHamletShe is saying that the reason he is most likely acting different is because of the death of his father and her quick remarriage.…

Explain the task Polonius gives to Reynaldo. Reynaldo’s task is to travel back to France and spy on Laertes and check on what he has been up to Describe Ophelia’s report of Hamlet. Why do you think he acts this…

Thou art a scholar. Speak to it, Horatio. – Scene 1- Marcellus to Horatio- Your smart, I trust your words In what particular thought to work I know not,But in the gross and scope of mine opinionThis bodes some strange…