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Foreboding statements made by characters which indicate coming doom for Denmark and that the play will be a tragedy HAMLET’It is not nor it cannot come to good’ – Hamlet (in too too solid, about his mother/claudius’ marriage)MARCELLUS’Something is rotten…

The ambassadors that were sent to Norway to warn the King of his nephews aggressiveness – Cornelius and Voltemand The theme of deception with three concrete examples – The theme of deception is heavy in the story of Hamlet. Three…

You must not put another scandal on him… Of general assault Polonius to Reynaldo. Don’t make him seem horrible, just comment on his faults slightly, make him seem like too much of a free spirit He took me by the…

comic relief that opens this act Gravedigger scene Why is Hamlet upset with the gravediggers? they are singing while doing such a sad job. he says the skulls are not being treated with respect. they were people once When hamlet…

‘Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother’s death’ ClaudiusHe tells the court of the death of Old Hamlet. The words that follow this lack sincerity and ensures that the grief he describes is not genuine. This may be interpreted that…

who says “Brevity is the soul of wit”/what does it mean Polonius/brief and to the point who says “your noble son is mad. ‘Mad’ call I it, for, to define true madness, what is ‘t but to be nothing else…

Trivia Q: what country was Hamlet from?A:Denmark Trivia Q: What happen to Hamlet Father?A: his uncle killed him Trivia Q: What is the name of the castle?A: Castle of Elsinore Trivia Q: What does Laertes tell Ophelia about Hamlet before…

Horatio presented as logical “the sensible and true avouch of mine own eyes” Unsteady rhythm created with half-lines to create sense of uncertainty and unease “Long live the king!/ Barnardo? /He.” Shakespeare makes use of the superstitions of his audience…

Why does Polonius send a messenger to Paris? To spy on his son, Laertes. What has frightened Ophelia? Hamlet visited her, pretending to be crazy. What does Polonius assume is wrong with Hamlet? Hamlet is crazy because Ophelia has rejected…

Is she to be buried in a christian burial, when she willfully seeks her own salvation? GravediggerOtherThe gravedigger is asking if he should dig Ophelia’s grave so that she can seek salvation in heaven Or of a courtier, which would…