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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.

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dying

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living

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dreaming

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sleeping

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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?

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He still loves Ophelia.

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He believes the ghost was real.

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He is planning his revenge.

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He is contemplating suicide.

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Take a look at this image from Jonathan Price’s adaptation of Hamlet.Take a look at this image from Sir Lawrence Olivier’s adaptation of Hamlet.

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Both actors appear to be calm and logical, emphasizing the idea that Hamlet has not fallen into madness.

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Both actors appear to be angry and tormented, emphasizing the idea that Hamlet has fallen into madness.

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The actors are not wearing similar clothes, indicating that it is necessary to change wardrobes for each separate production.

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The actors are not expressing the same emotions, indicating that it is difficult for actors to agree about how to interpret Hamlet.

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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet. Hamlet: To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and, by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, ’tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.

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The actor playing Hamlet shouts his lines to the audience while wildly gesturing with his hands.

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The actor playing Hamlet speaks slowly and deliberately, weighing the meaning of every word as he goes along.

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The actor playing Hamlet cries to himself as he tearfully speaks the lines to himself.

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The actor playing Hamlet sings the lines, adding an impromptu melody to the soliloquy.

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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action

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cowards

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resolution

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enterprises

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currents

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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet. Hamlet: To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and, by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, ’tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause

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These choices emphasize the possibility that Hamlet has gone mad.

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These choices emphasize the idea that the ghost may be imagined.

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These choices emphasize the fact that Hamlet is seeking revenge against Claudius.

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These choices emphasize the fact that Hamlet is considering taking his own life.

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In a well-known adaptation of Hamlet, one actor plays both Hamlet and the ghost. What is the effect of this adaptation?

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It establishes Hamlet’s madness and that the ghost is not a figment of his imagination.

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It emphasizes the idea that the ghost is not real, but rather imagined by Hamlet.

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It complicates the plot and makes it more difficult for a modern audience to understand it.

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It simplifies the plot of the play and makes it easier for a modern audience to understand it.

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In his adaptation of Hamlet, Jonathan Price plays both Hamlet and the ghost. Which methods might Jonathan Price use to make it clear to the audience that he is playing both characters? Choose three answers.changing his tone of voicechanging his costumechanging his facial expressionchanging his posturechanging his stage make-up

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changing his tone of voice

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changing his costume

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changing his facial expression

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changing his posture

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changing his stage make-up

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adaptationevaluationinterpretationorganization

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adaptation

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evaluation

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interpretation

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organization

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