Hamlet and Tragedy
What is Hamlet trying to determine by staging the play?
Whether Claudius murdered his father.
What device is used in “slippery, slimy, slick claims”?
What is alliteration.
What does “malefactions” mean?
What are crimes committed.
What is the speaker’s attitude toward the salesperson?
What is distrustful and critical.
This Geatish hero defeats Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and later a dragon in his final battle.
Who is Beowulf?
What tragic flaw is emphasized in Hamlet’s soliloquy?
Hamlet's indecision
What device is represented by the spider web imagery?
What is an extended metaphor.
What does “conceit” most nearly mean?
What is concept or imagination.
What message does the poem communicate?
What are consumers should beware deceptive sales tactics.
In The Canterbury Tales, these travelers tell stories while journeying to the shrine of Thomas Becket.
Who are the pilgrims?
Why is Hamlet upset with himself after the actor performs?
The actor shows emotion over fiction while Hamlet delays revenge.
"....oily smile." is an example of of this literary device?
What is Imagery?
A speech performed when a character is alone on the stage to show their internal conflict.
What is a soliloquy?
The tone of
"To a Slick Salesperson".
What is sarcastic and critical?
In Born a Crime, this policy of racial segregation shaped Trevor Noah’s childhood in South Africa.
What is apartheid?
What stage of plot structure does Hamlet’s plan represent?
What is rising action.
A works typically centered on a tragic hero—a character of noble birth or high status—whose downfall is caused by a tragic flaw.
What is Shakespearean Tragedy?
If the monster is a noun, what part of speech does it become when you add -ous?
What is an adjective.
When characters experience intense fear, anxiety, or madness, their thoughts lose order. Breaking the iambic pentameter allows the language to reflect this emotional turmoil.
What effect does the meter of a line have on the message?
Both Beowulf and Born a Crime explore this idea of developing identity through overcoming challenges.
What is personal growth or resilience?
What plan does Hamlet create to test Claudius?
What is to recreate the murder in a play and observe Claudius.
The author, AC Bradley, shows that Shakespeare places little or no emphasis on other forces of influence in the plays, such as chance and circumstance.
What is the central idea of Selection 1, from The Substance of Shakespearean Tragedy?
Define verbal irony.
What is saying the opposite of what is meant.
Consumers should be careful of deceptive sales tactics.
What is the overall meaning of the poem "To a Slick Salesperson"?
This teacher’s passion for literature, dramatic read-alouds, and reminding seniors about deadlines could probably qualify as its own epic poem.
Who is Mrs. Verdi