Myths & Legends
Hamlet
Key Terms
Grammar
Vocab
100
Demeter's daughter Persephone was abducted by which Greek god?
Hades
100
Name a character who doesn't die at the end of Hamlet.
Options: Fortinbras, Horatio, Osric
100
Which type of English did Shakespeare write in?
Early Modern English
100
Define a compound sentence
A sentence with two or more independent clauses.
100
Define infallible
Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong
200
Which goddess did Paris choose to give the golden apple to in the Judgment of Paris?
Aphrodite
200
Define personification
Giving human characteristics to something non-human.
200
Define legend
A story that is told as true but isn’t proven.
200
Which sentence type is the sentence below: I like to read articles about what was true and what was fictionalized after I watch a movie about a real person.
Complex
200
Define remote
Far removed in terms of space, time, or relation
300
Name the three forms of the Indian/Hindu god Vishnu and each one's role.
Brahma (creator), Vishnu (preserver), Shiva (destroyer)
300
What type of figurative language is used in the passage below? “I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers could not, with all their quantity of love, make up my sum.”
Hyperbole
300
Define deus ex machina
When an author creates a sudden and simplistic solution for a seemingly unsolvable problem.
300
How would you correct the following sentence: I like burritos I also like enchiladas.
I like burritos, and I also like enchiladas. Or: I like burritos; I also like enchiladas.
300
Define antidote
Something that prevents or counteracts unwanted effects
400
If you read the Iliad and concluded that it reveals that the Greek culture held fighting/combat as a major value, which academic perspective did you use?
Anthropological perspective
400
Explain the difference between connotation and denotation.
Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word. Connotation refers to the emotions and implied meanings of a word.
400
Define the sociological function of myth.
To promote a certain social order
400
Which type of phrase is the phrase in all caps below: His dog, A GERMAN SHEPHERD, is not as mean as people think it is.
Appositive phrase
400
Define precarious
Not securely held or in position; or dependent on chance or uncertain circumstances
500
Define the religious perspective, in regards to studying myths and legends.
Studies the role of myths as religion, including their connection to theology, rituals, and in comparison to other religions.
500
Identify a thematic statement from Hamlet. Explain how it is shaped by a specific example from the play.
Answers vary Ex. Thinking too much can cause more problems in the long run. Had Hamlet killed Claudius when he was praying, he could've saved the death of Polonius, Ophelia, his mother, and Laertes. It's possible he would've been put to death, but he died as a result of thinking and planning anyway, so that's a moot point.
500
Define Iambic Pentameter
A poetic rhythm contain five iambs (unstressed, stressed syllable pairings)
500
Which type of phrase is the phrase in all caps below: DANCING FOR HOURS, he never felt so free in his life.
Participial phrase
500
Define precedent
An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in future similar circumstances.
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