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

Hamlet, Part 4: Comparing and Contrasting Interpretations Answers

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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.. . . who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscover’d country from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of?

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a weary life
B
undiscover’d country
C
puzzles the will
D
those ills we have
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?

A
He still loves Ophelia.
B
He believes the ghost was real.
C
He is planning his revenge.
D
He is contemplating suicide.
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Take a look at this image from Jonathan Price’s adaptation of Hamlet.Take a look at this image from Sir Lawrence Olivier’s adaptation of Hamlet.

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A
Both actors appear to be calm and logical, emphasizing the idea that Hamlet has not fallen into madness.
B
Both actors appear to be angry and tormented, emphasizing the idea that Hamlet has fallen into madness.
C
The actors are not wearing similar clothes, indicating that it is necessary to change wardrobes for each separate production.
D
The actors are not expressing the same emotions, indicating that it is difficult for actors to agree about how to interpret Hamlet.
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adaptationevaluationinterpretationorganization

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adaptation
B
evaluation
C
interpretation
D
organization
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In his adaptation of Hamlet, Jonathan Price plays both Hamlet and the ghost. Which methods might Jonathan Price use to make it clear to the audience that he is playing both characters? Choose three answers.changing his tone of voicechanging his costumechanging his facial expressionchanging his posturechanging his stage make-up

A
changing his tone of voice
B
changing his costume
C
changing his facial expression
D
changing his posture
E
changing his stage make-up

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