Plot 1
Polonius hands this to Ophelia to read.
What is a book?
Why does Hamlet say he likes Horatio?
He can be trusted; He doesn't let his emotions cloud his judgement.
Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius?
Claudius is praying; if Hamlet kills him now, he believes, Claudius would go to heaven
overstatement; exaggeration
hyperbole
"heaven-kissing hill"
personification
Polonius is convinced that this is the reason for the madness Hamlet has shown.
Hamlet's love for Ophelia
What does the message say that Rosencrants and Guildenstern have for Hamlet.
Gertrude wishes to see him immediately.
What does Claudius say while he is praying?
he killed his brother, King Hamlet
when a character addresses inanimate object, an idea, or a person that is not there
apostrophe
"These words like daggers enter my ears."
simile
In his soliloquy, Hamlet compares this to sleep.
What is death.
What does Hamlet tell the actors to do before the play?
not to "overact"; make the play look natural
Who does Claudius order to escort Hamlet to England?
Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern
repetition of a word or phrase in the beginning of consecutive sentences or clauses
anaphora
"When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,"
iambic pentameter
Claudius does this to Hamlet because he feels like this will be the solution.
What is sends him to England?
How does Claudius feel about the play?
He gets up and leaves angry.
How does Polonius die?
killed by Hamlet while spying on him and his mother
a poetic form consisting of 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter, following a rhyme pattern: abab cdcd efef gg
sonnet
Player 1 in his emotional speech about Hecuba serves as this to Hamlet's inability to feel the range that he is supposed to feel after finding out about his father's murder.
foil
What does Hamlet tell Horatio to do during the play?
watch Claudius for his reaction
What is the play called Hamlet asked the actors to perform?
"The Murder of Gonzago"
What does Gertrude find out when talking to Hamlet?
Claudius killed King Hamlet
line of poetry consisting of 10 syllables, arranged in unstressed/stressed pattern
iambic pentameter
Claudius going to heaven if murdered while praying is an example of ....
irony