Hamlet, Part 7: Plot and Character

Question 1

Which words best describe Gertrude in Act IV of Hamlet?

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nervous, defensive

Question 2

best

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He becomes less concerned with correct behavior.

Question 3

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manipulative

Question 4

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, what plot events undermine Queen Gertrude’s confidence?

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Hamlet’s and Laertes’s accusations

Question 5

Which words describe Ophelia in the excerpt? Select 3 options.

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muddled; illogical; melancholy

Question 6

Read the excerpts from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.Which statement best describes Gertrude’s development between Act I and Act IV?

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She becomes less confident in her assertions.

Question 7

Laertes returns to Denmark to confront Claudius about his father’s death. This is part of the plot’s

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rising action.

Question 8

Francisco and Bernardo, two castle guards in Elsinore, Denmark, stand alert on the castle steps at night. This is part of the plot’s

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exposition.

Question 9

In Act IV of Hamlet, why does Shakespeare include the plot event in which Horatio reads and reacts to Hamlet’s letter about an encounter with pirates?

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to establish Horatio’s steadfast loyalty to Hamlet

Question 10

Hamlet stages a performance about a murder to discern Claudius’s guilt. This is part of Hamlet’s

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rising action.

Hamlet, Part 7: Plot and Character Answers

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