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Hamlet, Part 6: Applying Literary Criticism Answers

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Read the dialogue from Act III of Hamlet.Hamlet: Now, mother, what’s the matter?Gertrude: Hamlet, thou hast thy father much offended.Hamlet: Mother, you have my father much offended.

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Queen Gertrude is caught between her new husband and her son.
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Hamlet is observing conflict between his mother and father.
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Queen Gertrude feels Hamlet should disobey King Claudius.
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Hamlet is torn between his love for Claudius and his own father.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.And melt in her own fire: proclaim no shame When the compulsive ardour gives the charge, Since frost itself as actively doth burn, And reason panders will.

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The repeated use of emotional words supports the theme “Hamlet is unkind to his family.”
B
The repeated use of emotional words supports the theme “Rulers should show more compassion.”
C
The repeated use of “hot” and “cold” words supports the theme “Family relationships are complicated.”
D
The repeated use of “hot” and “cold” words supports the theme “Passion is a powerful force.”
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most

f
form and structure.
s
symbolism and motif.
g
gender and stereotypes.
c
culture and history.
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literary devices
B
female rulers
C
power dynamics
D
historical facts
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Formalist criticism focuses upon a text’s

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culture.
h
history.
e
events.
s
structure.
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Both historical and feminist criticisms

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look for repeated words and ideas.
B
are concerned with language and form.
C
seek to understand the role of gender in a text.
D
connect literature to the society it was written in.
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Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act III, scene iv.Gertrude: Why, how now, Hamlet!Hamlet: What’s the matter now?Gertrude: Have you forgot me?Hamlet: No, by the rood, not so: You are the queen, your husband’s brother’s wife; And,—would it were not so!—you are my mother.

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Hamlet defines Gertrude only by her relationship to men.
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Hamlet uses sharp language to express his emotions.
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Hamlet is upset with his mother because his father is dead.
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Hamlet has forgotten how it feels to have a male role model.

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