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Act 1 Scene 3 Ophelia forced to end relationship with Hamlet by Polonius and Laertes”Ay, springes to catch woodcocks” – Polonius Act 2 Scene 1 After Ophelia denies Hamlet’s advances he appears in her room”As you did command,I did repel…

“Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness” Speaking: HoratioMeaning: the grave digger is used to burying people all the time-numb to the sadness- it is second nature How the knave jowls it to the ground as if…

Barnardo one of the soldiers to see the ghost Marcellus waits with Hamlet and Horatio to see the ghost Claudius stops the play while the actors are acting Gertrude Hamlet is upset that this character does not mourn the loss…

“That it should come to this!” Hamlet to self (Act I Scene III) “Frailty, thy name is woman!” Hamlet about Gertrude (Act I Scene II) “Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend,…

Valiant Hamlet Horatio about King Hamlet Act 1 scene 1- shows the audience how brave Old Hamlet was- what a good king he was- Hamlet has a lot to live up to, contrast to Claudius For this relief much thanks.…

Macbeth Protagonist; ambitious army general in Scotland; viewed as a hero at the onset of the play for his success in battle Lady Macbeth Wife of Macbeth; very persuasive and aggressive in her marriage King Duncan King of Scotland Malcolm…

Act 1, scene 7 thesis and context Through the use of (available devices) Shakespeare portrays Macbeth as a tragic hero in order to explicate that pride and vanity only bring forth trouble.Primarily, ______ is used to show that Macbeth is…

Macbeth prepares to offer stiff resistance to the enemy Hang out our banners on the outward walls; The cry is still “They come”. Our castle’s strength Will laugh a siege to scorn. Here let them lie Till famine and the…

Who enters this scene? Duncan, his sons ,Donalbain and Malcom, Lennox and a captain covered in blood Who is leading the rebellion? Macdonwald Quotes: What does the Captain say about Macbeth? “For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name—Disdaining fortune”- Means…

What is Forres? the site of Duncan’s palace What is Inverness? Macbeth’s castle What is Fife? Macduff’s castle What is Scone? where Kings of Scotland were crowned What is Dunsinane? where Macbeth takes up residence late in the play What…