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3.7: Hamlet, Part 7: Plot and Character Answers

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Francisco and Bernardo, two castle guards in Elsinore, Denmark, stand alert on the castle steps at night. This is part of the plot’s

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exposition.
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climax.
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falling action.
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resolution.
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In Act IV of Hamlet, why does Shakespeare include the plot event in which Horatio reads and reacts to Hamlet’s letter about an encounter with pirates?

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to establish Hamlet’s humility in defeat
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to establish Hamlet’s preoccupation with revenge
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to establish Horatio’s steadfast loyalty to Hamlet
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to establish Horatio’s cunning motives
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Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.Claudius: Where are my Switzers? Let them guard the door. What is the matter?Gentleman: Save yourself, my lord; The ocean, overpeering of his list, Eats not the flats with more impetuous haste Than young Laertes, in a riotous head, O'erbears your officers. The rabble call him lord; And, as the world were now but to begin, Antiquity forgot, custom not known, The ratifiers and props of every word, They cry, 'Choose we; Laertes shall be king!' Caps, hands, and tongues, applaud it to the clouds, 'Laertes shall be king, Laertes king!'

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Laertes’s arrival renders Claudius remorseful and contrite.
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Laertes’s popular support increases Claudius’s insecurities.
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Laertes’s chaotic entrance makes Claudius become violent.
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Laertes’s demands prompt Claudius to change his politics.
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Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.Claudius: Where are my Switzers? Let them guard the door. What is the matter?Gentleman: Save yourself, my lord; The ocean, overpeering of his list, Eats not the flats with more impetuous haste Than young Laertes, in a riotous head, O'erbears your officers. The rabble call him lord; And, as the world were now but to begin, Antiquity forgot, custom not known, The ratifiers and props of every word, They cry, 'Choose we; Laertes shall be king!' Caps, hands, and

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Laertes’s arrival renders Claudius remorseful and contrite.
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Laertes’s popular support increases Claudius’s insecurities.
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Laertes’s chaotic entrance makes Claudius become violent.
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Laertes’s demands prompt Claudius to change his politics.
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In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, what plot event causes Ophelia’s mental decline?

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King Hamlet’s ghostly visit
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Hamlet’s theatrical production
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Polonius’s violent death
D
Claudius’s scheming against Hamlet
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He becomes more interested in seeking political power.
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He becomes more dedicated to intellectual pursuits.
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He becomes less concerned with his family’s name.
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He becomes less concerned with correct behavior.
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In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, what plot events undermine Queen Gertrude’s confidence?

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Ophelia and Hamlet’s flirtations
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Hamlet’s and Laertes’s accusations
C
Laertes’s and Hamlet’s departures from Denmark
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Claudius and Laertes’s discussions about revenge
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Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.Ophelia:Larded with 'sweet flower;Which bewept to the grave did goWith true-love showers.Claudius: How do you, pretty lady?Ophelia: Well, God 'ild you! They say the owl was a baker's daughter. Lord! we know what we are, but know not what we may be. God be at your table!

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She has become more romantic.
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She expresses an increased religious devotion.
C
She has lost her ability to think logically.
D
She is plotting revenge for her father’s death.
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Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.Ophelia:Larded with 'sweet flower;Which bewept to the grave did goWith true-love showers.Claudius: How do you, pretty lady?Ophelia: Well, God 'ild you! They say the owl was a baker's daughter. Lord! we know what we are, but know not what we may be. God be at your table!

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She has become more romantic.
B
She expresses an increased religious devotion.
C
She has lost her ability to think logically.
D
She is plotting revenge for her father’s death.
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Which word best describes Laertes in Act IV of Hamlet?

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disciplined
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passionate
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humble
D
clever

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