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Hamlet, Part 8: Themes — Unit test Answers

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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.Rosencrantz:My lord, you once did love me.Hamlet:So I do still, by these pickers and stealers.Rosencrantz:Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper? you do surely bar the door upon your own liberty, if you deny your griefs to your friend.Hamlet:Sir, I lack advancement.Rosencrantz:How can that be when you have the voice of the king himself for your succession in Denmark? Hamlet: Ay, sir, but ‘While the grass grows,’—the proverb is something musty.

his loyalty to his ally endures hardship.

his erratic behavior confuses his friend.

his desire for revenge defines him.

his quest for political power is unwavering.

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Read the excerpt from a paper about Hamlet.The relationship between Horatio and Hamlet is crucial to understanding the play. Whereas most people would have abandoned Hamlet, Horatio instead repeatedly aids Hamlet in a variety of ways. Even when Hamlet dies, Horatio makes sure that Hamlet’s wishes are carried out and his side of the story is told.

All is fair in love and war.

Be kind to those in need.

The truth will set you free.

True friends don’t leave you.

Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.Claudius: Not that I think you did not love your father, But that I know love is begun by time, And that I see, in passages of proof, Time qualifies the spark and fire of it . . . That we would do, We should do when we would, for this 'would' changes, And hath abatements and delays as many As there are tongues, are hands, are accidents; And then this 'should' is like a spendthrift sigh, That hurts by easing. But, to the quick o' the ulcer; Hamlet comes back; what would you undertake To show yourself your father's son in deed More than in words?

encourages Laertes to seek revenge against Hamlet.

offers forgiveness for Laertes’s impulsive action.

suggests a peaceful resolution to Laertes’s conflict.

accepts the blame for Polonius’s death.

Read the excerpt from Act I of Hamlet.Hamlet: What hour now? Horatio: I think it lacks of twelve. Marcellus: No, it is struck.

I think it is exactly twelve.

I think it is after twelve.

I think twelve will never come.

I think it is before twelve.

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

Price’s Hamlet has no facial expression, showing that he is unaffected by the ghost’s appearance, while Olivier’s Hamlet looks to be in pain, showing his deep sorrow.

Price’s Hamlet appears to be in agony, emphasizing his madness, while Olivier’s Hamlet appears to be calm, showing his contemplation.

Price’s Hamlet appears to be thoughtful, showing him at peace, while Olivier’s Hamlet appears to be ready to lash out, emphasizing his anger.

Price’s Hamlet seems overjoyed and happy to see his dead father, while Olivier’s Hamlet appears tormented and irrational.

Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Guildenstern: Happy in that we are not over happy; On Fortune’s cap we are not the very button.Hamlet: Nor the soles of her shoe?Rosencrantz: Neither, my lord.

delight

prosperity

fashion

footwear

Which ideas describe a round character? Select three answers.

The character experiences a variety of human emotions.

The character represents a single idea or concept.

The character possesses a complex personality.

The character acts as a predictable personality type.

The character grows or develops over the course of a play.

Which question is most likely asked by a reader analyzing a text through a formalist lens?

How do the parts of the text relate to the whole?

How are female characters identified and treated?

Why was this historical fact included in the text?

Why was this important to readers at that period?

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