Hamlet
This character is the first to see the ghost in Act I of Hamlet.
Horatio
What is a monologue?
A long speech that a character delivers to another character.
In Beowulf, who is described as "that dark death-shadow"
The monster/Grendel
Define obsitnate
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action
The primary location where most of Hamlet's action takes place.
Elsinore castle
The difference between a monologue and a soliloquy.
A monologue is a long speech spoken by one character to other characters, while a soliloquy is a long speech spoken by one character alone on stage, revealing their inner thoughts.
In the play Richard III, Richard explains that he must turn to villainous deeds mainly because of his...
appearance, hunchback
Define portentous
important as a sign or a warning of something that is going to happen in the future
Hamlet's psychological motivation for feigning madness in the play.
To uncover the truth about his father's death
Define what makes a character "dynamic".
Undergoes significant internal or external change.
Why was the pardoner in "The Pardoners Prologue" a hypocrite
He preached against greed/avarice but he indulged in it himself.
Use strife in a sentence.
strong/angry disagreements between individuals or groups
Analyze Hamlet's complex moral state after killing this character.
He displays a profound internal conflict between his moral consciousness and his desire for vengeance
Explain the concept of an internal conflict.
A character who is grappling with a moral dilemma/emotional turmoil
Describe the relationship between the Postmaster and the little orphan girl Rattan.
Rattan would listen to the postmaster's stories and he was happy to tell them because he was bored and lonely, however he did not care enough about her to bring him with her.
Being reckless and extravagant
prodigal
Analyze the symbolic significance of Ophelia's death and funeral.
It represents the ultimate victim of the court's political and moral corruption
Describe the function of the climax in a story's structure.
The moment of highest tension or turning point. Decides whether or not a character will get what they want. Win or lose.
In the poem "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain," how does the following stanza (stanza 5) contribute to the speaker's description of their experiences?
And then a Plank in Reason, broke,
And I dropped down, and down -
And hit a World, at every plunge,
And Finished knowing - then -
It depicts them as not being able to make sense of anything.
Give me a synonym for celestial