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When did William Shakespeare live? 1564-1616 Where did Shakespeare live? Stratford on Avon, England When did Shakespeare write Hamlet? 1600 What are 4 works of literature that assisted Shakespeare in writing Hamlet? -Historiae Danicae-Histories Tragiques-Ur-Hamlet-Anolothi Who wrote Histories Tragiques? Francois…

Part 1 I will tell you why. So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery and your secrecy to the King and Queen moult no feather. Part 2 I have of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth,…

Hamlet takes place in Denmark Which of the following occurs first in the play? The actors present the mousetrap Which of the following occurs last int the play? Fortinbras returns to England Hamlet’s closest friend and confidant is Horatio Whom…

Tis bitter cold /and I am sick at heart Francisco to Barnardo: during a changing of guard between the two men. Francisco’s comment highlights not only his literal sickness, but also his mourning of the death of Old Hamlet, which…

The word “conceit” in line 3 most likely means Imagination Lines 1-21 contain examples of all of the following EXCEPT Litotes In lines 27-28, “But I am pigeon-livered, and lack gall / To make oppression bitter, or ere this,” Hamlet…

How does my good lord Hamlet? Well, God-a-mercy Do you know me, my lord? Excellent well; you are a fishmonger Not I, my lord Then I would you were so honest a man Honest, my lord! Ay sir, to be…

How does hamlet happen to be a the graveyard at this time? He is on his way back to the castle Who grave are the gravediggers working on? Ophelia’s What are the men debating as they dig the grave? Why?…

Paragraphs for ambition being the main destructive force Ambition is the main destructive force in Macbeth’s downfall, Lady Macbeth is also destroyed by her own ambition, Supernatural forces also act as a smaller destructive force in Macbeth Ambition is the…

Who did this theory of the chain start with? The Greek philosophers Aristotle and Plato, but adopted by Elizabethan England as a basic assumption of life. What did the Elizabethans believe God did? God set out an order for everything…

Author William Shakespeare Type of Work it is a play Genre it is a tragedy First Publication first folio edition, 1623 Publisher John Heminges and Henry Condell, two senior members of Shakespeare’s theatrical company Tone dark and ominous, suggestive of…