To determine the precise meaning of a word, what should the reader consider? Choose three answers.context cluesellipsisinversiontoneword choice
Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.[Laertes:] Then weigh what loss your honour may sustain,If with too credent ear you list his songs,Or lose your heart ...
Read the analysis of Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Shakespeare creates an anguished tone by repeating certain words in both Hamlet’s and the Ghost’s dialogue.
Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Hamlet: Remember thee! Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe.
Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Hamlet: My fate cries out, And makes each petty artery in this body As hardy as the Nemean lion’s nerve. [GHOST beckons.] Still am I call’d. Unhand me, gentlemen, [Breaking from them.]By heaven! I’ll make a ghost of him that lets me: I say, away! Go on, I’ll follow thee. [Exeunt GHOST and HAMLET.]
To analyze tone, what is one topic the reader should study?
Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Hamlet: Why, right; you are i’ the right;
Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Laertes: Fear it, Ophelia, fear it, my dear sister; And keep you in the rear of your affection, Out of the shot and danger of desire.
After analyzing the context, what is the next step the reader should take to determine the meaning of an unknown word?
What is nuance?
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