AnswersAZ-English Language Arts 12 AHamlet, Part 6: Applying Literary Criticism

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Read the passage from Act V of Hamlet.Laertes: Must there no more be done? First Priest: No more be done: We should profane the service of the dead,To sing a requiem, and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls. Laertes: Lay her i’ the earth; And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring! I tell thee, churlish priest, A ministering angel shall my sister be, When thou liest howling.

A
The passage shows that death conquers everyone, but family bonds outlast even death.
B
The passage shows that when people eventually die, those around them must move on with their lives.
C
The passage shows that brotherly love, while strong, is fleeting, whereas death is permanent.
D
The passage shows that everyone dies eventually, and love is a pointless emotion that brings ruin.
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Which are examples of themes? Check all that apply.The story is concerned with beauty.There is beauty in simplicity.There was a lot of talk about hope.The main character spread hope.Hope exists even in dark times.

A
The story is concerned with beauty.
B
There is beauty in simplicity.
C
There was a lot of talk about hope.
D
The main character spread hope.
E
Hope exists even in dark times.
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Read an analysis of a theme in Hamlet.One theme in Hamlet is that the rules of society are often based on wealth and power rather than fairness.

S
Second Clown: I tell thee she is; and therefore make her grave straight: the crowner hath sat on her, and finds it Christian burial.
F
First Clown: For here lies the point: if I drown myself wittingly it argues an act; and an act hath three branches; it is, to act, to do, and to perform: argal, she drowned herself wittingly.
S
Second Clown: Will you ha’ the truth on ’t? If this had not been a gentlewoman she should have been buried out o’ Christian burial.
F
First Clown: I like thy wit well, in good faith; the gallows does well, but how does it well? it does well to those that do ill; now thou dost ill to say the gallows is built stronger than the church:
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Which is an objective summary of the "forgiveness triumphs” theme that is developed in Act V of Hamlet?

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It’s a good thing Laertes begs Hamlet’s forgiveness because forgiveness is more important than all other emotions.
T
The scene where Laertes asks forgiveness helps demonstrate that forgiveness can be more powerful than revenge.
H
Hamlet should have begged Laertes for forgiveness to show that forgiveness is stronger than any type of revenge.
I
It’s pleasing for the audience when Laertes asks for forgiveness and makes it seem like forgiveness trumps revenge.
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Read the passage from Act V of Hamlet. Laertes: He is justly serv’d; It is a poison temper’d by himself. Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet:Mine and my father’s death come not upon thee, Nor thine on me! [Dies.] Hamlet: Heaven make thee free of it! I follow thee. I am dead, Horatio. Wretched queen, adieu!

T
The passage shows that granting forgiveness is a futile act, and revenge is a powerful ally.
T
The passage shows that you should be wary of too much curiosity because someone might take revenge.
T
The passage shows that since everyone dies in the end anyway, revenge is a reasonable alternative.
T
The passage shows that revenge is destructive, particularly when you are unable to discern the truth.

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