AnswersSLAE 26-27 ENGLISH 12.1Hamlet, Part 2: Word Choice and Tone

Hamlet, Part 2: Word Choice and Tone Answers

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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.

A
Ghost: O, horrible! O, horrible! most horrible!
B
Ghost: Adieu, adieu! Hamlet, remember me.
C
Hamlet: O all you host of heaven! O earth!
D
Hamlet: That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain;
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To analyze tone, what is one topic the reader should study?

A
context clues
B
the audience
C
connotations
D
the setting
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Laertes: Be wary then; best safety lies in fear: Youth to itself rebels, though none else near.

A
safety
B
fear
C
youth
D
rebels
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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.

A
negative connotation of peril.
B
negative connotation of war.
C
positive connotation of excitement.
D
positive connotation of devotion.
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Ophelia: And, with his other hand thus o’er his brow, He falls to such perusal of my face As he would draw it. Long stay’d he so; At last, a little shaking of mine arm, And thrice his head thus waving up and down, He rais’d a sigh so piteous and profound That it did seem to shatter all his bulk And end his being.

A
perusal
B
shaking
C
piteous
D
shatter
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To determine the precise meaning of a word, what should the reader consider? Choose three answers.context cluesellipsisinversiontoneword choice

A
context clues
B
ellipsis
C
inversion
D
tone
E
word choice
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Hamlet: And now, good friends, As you are friends, scholars, and soldiers, Give me one poor request. Horatio: What is ’t, my lord? we will.Hamlet: Never make known what you have seen to-night.

A
inexpensive
B
meager
C
pitiful
D
unfortunate
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Hamlet: Why, right; you are i’ the right;

A
if.
B
in.
C
is.
D
it.
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Ghost: I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part, And each particular hair to stand an end ...

A
vastly puzzle
B
highly please
C
greatly disturb
D
deeply enlighten
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Polonius: Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express’d in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man, And they in France of the best rank and station Are most select and generous, chief in that.

A
addiction
B
attire
C
behavior
D
custom

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