Who Said It?
Hamlet
Short Stories
The Great Gatsby
Themes/Symbols
100

“Let me be cruel, not unnatural; I will speak daggers to her, but use none” (3.2.380-383)

Hamlet

100

Where is the play set?

Denmark- Elsinore castle

100

The truth will always come out

The Black Cat

100

What is Gatsby's real name?

James Gatz

100

What symbol is used to represent Gatsby's search for the American dream?

The Green Light

200

"I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool"

Daisy

200

Who is the character that represents wisdom?

Horatio

200

You should not allow your personal opinions/relationships to blind you.

Lamb to the Slaughter

200

What character teaches Gatsby about money and women?

Dan Cody

200

What is an apparition?

A ghost

300

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past"

Nick

300

How does Claudius murder his brother?

Pours poison in his ear

300

What are the three types of irony?

Verbal, situational and dramatic

300

What character wears human molars as cufflinks? What do these tell us about him?

Meyer Wolfsheim. It shows the reader that he is a gangster and he demonstrates Gatsby's illegal business dealings

300

What is the ghost wearing when he appears to Hamlet? Why is this important?

He's wearing armour, this tells us that something bad is going to happen, foreshadowing war/problems

400

“O, this is the poison of deep grief; it springs all from her father’s death.” (4.5.74)

Claudius

400

Provide one example from the play that proves Hamlet was sane. Provide another that could be used to show he was mad

Answers will vary, teacher can decide

400

Following the group can lead to dangerous consequences.

The Lottery

400

Which characters attend Gatsby's funeral? 

Nick, Gatsby's father and Owl Eyes

400

What symbol is used in the Great Gatsby to represent moral/ God's judgement of the characters?

The Eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg

500

“The rest is silence.” (5.2.351)

Hamlet

500

Explain the difference between Revenge and Justice

Revenge is personally motivated- you are emotionally involved/driven and you seek to harm or hurt someone. Justice is the idea of equality and what is right. When you seek justice you are restoring balance.

500

Living in a fantasy world will not fix your problems in real life 

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 

500

What literary device is used throughout chapter 7 to warn us something bad is going to happen?

Pathetic fallacy- The heat

500

Explain the difference between a static and a dynamic character

Static characters do not change, they remain the same. Dynamic characters grow/change throughout the course of the story or play