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This above all: To thine own self be true,And it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not be false to any man. Polonius (speaking to Laertes);Meaning: be true to yourself, don’t lie, be yourself around othersImportance: Laertes is…

Summarizes plot. One bad deed leads toMany – disease imagery. Corrupt leader and country. Something is rotten in the state of denmark Hamlet is of no value to himself, denmark or the audience without his desire to kill claudius My…

“Twill not be seen in him there. There the men are as mad as he.” Gravedigger “…a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath borne me on his back a thousand times, and now, how abhorred in…

Laertes (Act 4 Scene 5) ‘I dare damnation…Only I’ll be revenged’ Hamlet (Act 4 Scene 4) ‘to find quarrel in a straw when honours at stake’ Ghost (Act 1 Scene 5) ‘revenge his foul and most unnatural murder’ Hamlet (Act…

Identify Bernardo, Francisco, Marcellus, Horatio, and King Hamlet The guards who had seen the ghost; King Hamlet is the ghost of the foreign king. What had Bernardo seen at a prior watch? The ghost of King Hamlet Why does Marcellus…

How does Shakespeare begin the play with an immediate sense of suspense? The guards are speaking of a figure they’ve seen in the night. What probably important exposition is revealed in this scene? The ghost is the late king, Hamlet.…

Why does Hamlet trust and admire Horatio He is a long time loyal friend. When Hamlet talks to Ophelia, what does he say that proves he has lost faith in her? Hamlet is a rude jerk to her and very…

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…

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What message do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern carry to the King? What is the King’s response? They tell him Hamlet wishes the King and Queen to see the play. The King gladly accepts. Hamlet’s famous “To be or not to be”soliloquy…