Hamlet Quotes
“To be, or not to be: that is the question”
What is a soliloquy and rhetorical question and the speaker is Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 1)?
King repeats “I have a dream” throughout his speech
What is anaphora / repetition
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”
What is corruption and moral decay?
Correct in-text citation for page 47 of a book by Maria Thompson
(Thompson 47)
Why does Hamlet adopt an “antic disposition”?
To investigate Claudius’s guilt and protect himself
“Frailty, thy name is woman!” Name Speaker and device used
Hamlet; device: apostrophe (Act 1, Scene 2)
“Justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream” Name 2 devices used.
What is allusion and simile?
“Denmark’s a prison”
What is confinement or political instability?
Correct MLA Works Cited for a book by Angela Torres, Digital Education, Routledge, 2022
Torres, Angela. Digital Education. Routledge, 2022.
Polonius’s death is significant because…
It escalates the revenge plot and triggers Ophelia’s madness
“Denmark’s a prison” (Give speaker and device)
Speaker: Hamlet; device: metaphor (Act 2, Scene 2)
“Single stories create stereotypes” – Adichie
What is cause-and-effect reasoning?
“The rest is silence”
What is mortality or acceptance of fate?
A peer-reviewed source
Evaluated by experts for accuracy and reliability
Laertes serves as a foil to Hamlet because…
He acts impulsively while Hamlet hesitates, highlighting Hamlet’s indecision
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks” (Speaker and Device)
Speaker: Gertrude; device: irony (Act 3, Scene 2)
“We must act now. We must act boldly. We must act together” (What is used and why.)
What is repetition for emphasis?
“Frailty, thy name is woman”
What is gender and perception of women?
Identify whether a government report online is a primary source
It is a primary source if it presents original data/statistics
Claudius manipulates Laertes primarily through…
Appeals to honor and revenge
“The rest is silence” Speaker and significance of line.
Speaker: Hamlet; device: metaphor/closing line (Act 5, Scene 2)
Claudius: “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below" (device?)
What is irony?
“I must be cruel only to be kind”
What is appearance vs. reality / moral ambiguity?
Using quotation marks in a database search (e.g., “climate change policy”)
To search for the exact phrase
Fortinbras’s success at the end of the play reinforces…
The consequences of Hamlet’s delay and indecision