Renaissance lesson 9 Hamlet

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Shakespeare inserted light-hearted incidents into his tragedies. These elements are called: ... (2 words)

Find the answer on page 48!

How did Shakespeare and his contemporaries adapt the five-act structure?

1. They added a prologue
2. They deleted the catharsis.
3. They introduced subdivisions within an act.
4. They changed the name into five-scene structure

catharsis: the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

"music is a means of catharsis for them"

Take a guess: Hamlet is based on a 12th century Latin history book about which country?

1. Germany
2. Norway
3. Ireland
4. Denmark

Hamlet

- Hamlet's father is dead & tells Hamlet to avenge him

- Hamlet needs to kill the new king Claudius (his uncle)

- To find out the truth he acts like a mad man 

- His girlfriend Ophelia doesn't understand and kills herself

- Claudius wants to assassinate Hamlet, but he escapes

- In the end: Hamlet's mother dies from poison, Claudius from         poison & a blade, Hamlet gets stabbed, and others die as well

Question 1 (page 51)
Hamlet considers 2 responses to the 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune': to put up with them or end them by suicide. For what reasons does Hamlet reject suicide?

Suicide would not actually end his troubles. At this point in the story (the middle of the third Act),

Hamlet is still in the process of discovering the truth. He still needs to sound Claudius out, and to

make good his promise to the ghost to avenge his father’s death. He fears that, although death is like

sleep, it would not be a peaceful sleep, but would be troubled by ‘dreams’. The dreams he fears

after death may be recollections of the problems he has left behind on earth, but are probably

nightmares about the consequences of his actions (in Shakespeare’s time, suicide was regarded as a

sin, which would prevent the soul from entering Heaven)

Question 2, page 28
Name 2 metaphors for death that Hamlet uses.

. No, because that would be to compare you to something whose beauty is flawed.

Question 3, page 28
Why is it surprising that Hamlet talks of 'the pangs of dispriz'd love?'

. No, because that would be to compare you to something whose beauty is flawed.

Question 4, page 28
Why is the phrase 'to die: to sleep' repeated?

. No, because that would be to compare you to something whose beauty is flawed.

Question 5, page 28
What is the conclusion of the last two lines?

. No, because that would be to compare you to something whose beauty is flawed.

Question 6, page 28
In what respect has Hamlet got things wrong? What makes life worth living?

. No, because that would be to compare you to something whose beauty is flawed.

How did Hamlet Sr die?

1. Claudius poured poison in his ear
2. Claudius stabbed him with a normal sword
3. Claudius made him drink poisoned wine
4. Claudius stabbed him with a poisoned sword

Who speaks the famous line "To be or not to be - that is the question."

1. Hamlet
2. Hamlet's father
3. Ophelia (Hamlet's girlfriend)
4. Claudius (Hamlet's uncle)

What message does the ghost bring Hamlet?

1. To leave his mother alone
2. To remember that he has not yet gotten revenge
3. To hide Polonius body
4. To give up

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet what was Hamlet questioning when he said “to be or not to be”?

1. Should he kill his uncle the new King
2. Whether live is worthy of living or should one commit suicide
3. Should he marry the young Ophelia.
4. What is the verb used in present continuous.

What does Polonius say about Ophelia's relationship with Hamlet?

1. He just wants her to be happy
2. He thinks they're a good match
3. He does not believe that Hamlet has feelings for her
4. He forbids her from seeing him anymore

Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

1. Hamlet's friends
2. Hamlet's cousins
3. Claudius' generals
4. Gertrude's messengers

What does Hamlet allow Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?

1. Explain their allegiances to Claudius
2. Leave Denmark
3. Accompany him back to Claudius
4. Kill him

What does Hamlet accuse Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of?

1. Not caring about him
2. Being a spy for Claudius
3. Courting Ophelia
4. Revealing his secrets

What orders does Claudius send to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

1. That Hamlet be institutionalized
2. That Hamlet be killed
3. That Hamlet be imprisoned
4. That Hamlet be set free

Who is Fortinbras?

1. A friend of Hamlet
2. The brother of Ophelia
3. A prince from Norway
4. An advisor to King Claudius

What does Hamlet resolve to do after meeting Fortinbras?

1. Achieve his revenge
2. Help Fortinbras in his conquest
3. Betray Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
4. Nothing

What play does Hamlet want the players to perform?

1. The Murder of Gonzago
2. Oedipus Rex
3. Beowulf
4. Faust

Why does Hamlet refrain from killing Claudius when he has the opportunity to?

1. He does not want to be king
2. Claudius is still his uncle
3. Claudius is praying
4. He doesn't want to hurt his mother

What does Hamlet say to Laertes upon realizing that it is Ophelia's funeral?

1. That Laertes is a terrible brother
2. That he loved Ophelia in ways that no one could understand
3. That he vows to take his own life now that Ophelia is dead
4. That he feels Ophelia's death is a punishment for his own bad deeds

How does Gertrude die?

1. Hamlet forces her to drink a cup of poisoned wine
2. She accidentally drinks the wine that Claudius poisoned
3. She kils herself with a sword
4. Horatio kills her with a fencing foil

What does the dying Hamlet tell Horatio to do?

1. Avenge his death
2. Mourn for him
3. Become king
4. Live and pass along his story

Why is Hamlet send to England?

1. because he doesn't like him
2. because he isn't in love with Opheilia
3. because his mother wants him gone
4. because he is a threat to Claudius

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Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?

1. Because he believes his mother is having an affair
2. Because Polonius does not believe that Ophelia and Hamlet should marry
3. Because he is going crazy
4. Because he mistakes Polonius for Claudius

04:11

What does Hamlet accuse his mother of?

1. Betraying Claudius
2. Betraying him (Hamlet)
3. Betraying his father
4. Betraying herself

03:39

Why does Polonius want to eavesdrop on Hamlet?

1. Because he promised Claudius he would
2. So that he can find out how Hamlet feels about Ophelia
3. Because Gertrude is scared for her own safety
4. So that he can find out why Hamlet is angry and upset

Dies first

Dies second

Dies third

Dies fourth

Hamlet

Laertes

Gertrude

Claudius