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whether or not to commit suicide What is Hamlet debating in his “To be or not To be” Soliloquy? He views the world, people, and especially women as hopelessly corrupt. Why does Hamlet repeatedly say to Ophelia, “Get thee to…

Why does polonius send reynaldo to paris? To give money and messages laertes; check up on him Why is ophelia frightend by hamlet? Hamlet came to her looking and acting mad How does polonium explain hamlets behavior? Is he right…

How is Ophelia’s madness demonstrated, structurally? Use of song (“Ah ha! Come, some music…”) Use of prose when speaking. Which quote demonstrates the social restriction of women and their need for restraint and virtue to survive? “…That carry but half…

“Seeing unseen” Oxymoron “Tis too true” Alliteration “To be or not to be” Parallel structure “To die–to sleep–“ Parallel structure “Despised love” Oxymoron “Well, well, well” Repetition “Be thou chaste as ice, as pure as snow” Simile “You jig, you…

What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report to the king and queen about their success with Hamlet? That they know Hamlet is confused but don’t know why. Not eager to be questioned What plan do the king and Polonius devise to…

A little more than kin and less than kind Hamlet (aside)About ClaudiusUsed to be his uncle but now he is his father, less than kind because he is an incestuous, horrible person O, that this too too solid flesh would…

Describe the tone at the beginning of Act 5, scene 1. There was a comic relief. What are the gravediggers debating? They were talking about death and suicide by drowning. Provide and explain one quote where the gravediggers are being…

Pyrrhus is a figure from Greek mythology. He is known for killing the elderly King Priam during the Trojan War.What does this passage suggest about Pyrrhus’s state of mind? He is enraged. In mythology, the Cyclops are giants who make…

Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Polonius: Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express’d in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man, And they in France of the best rank…

1.Identify Bernardo, Francisco, Marcellus, Horatio, and King Hamlet. Watchmen of Elsinore. Horatio is a friend of Hamlet’s. King Hamlet is the former king who is dead. 2.What had Bernardo seen at a prior watch? They believe they have seen King…