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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain! O! vengeance!

a
a metaphor.
a
a simile.
a
an apostrophe.
p
personification.
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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 Laurence Olivier’s adaptation of Hamlet.

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A
Price’s Hamlet has no facial expression, showing that he is unaffected by the ghost’s appearance, while Olivier’s Hamlet looks to be in pain, showing his deep sorrow.
B
Price’s Hamlet appears to be in agony, emphasizing his madness, while Olivier’s Hamlet appears to be calm, showing his contemplation.
C
Price’s Hamlet appears to be thoughtful, showing him at peace, while Olivier’s Hamlet appears to be ready to lash out, emphasizing his anger.
D
Price’s Hamlet seems overjoyed and happy to see his dead father, while Olivier’s Hamlet appears tormented and irrational.
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Laertes: For he himself is subject to his birth; He may not, as unvalu’d persons do, Carve for himself, for on his choice dependsThe safety and the health of the whole state; And therefore must his choice be circumscrib’d Unto the voice and yielding of that body Whereof he is the head.

e
emphasizes Hamlet’s independence.
a
adds gruesome images to Laertes speech.
c
continues his comparison of government to a human body.
c
creates a scary tone that contrasts with Ophelia’s innocence.
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Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene ii.Hamlet: O! that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew; Or that the Everlasting had not fix’dHis canon ’gainst self-slaughter! O God! O God! How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world. Fie on ’t! O fie! ’tis an unweeded garden, That grows to seed; things rank and gross in naturePossess it merely. That it should come to this!

f
face both conflict and tragedy but will keep a sense of humor.
b
be involved in conflict but the story will have a happy ending.
b
become a tragic hero and the story will have an unhappy ending.
f
face tragedy but will pull through and resolve his conflicts.
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Which statement best explains why Shakespeare alludes to Hecuba throughout Act II, Scene ii of Hamlet?

A
Like Gertrude, Hecuba has married the brother of her dead husband.
B
Like Gertrude, Hecuba shows little emotion after the death of her husband.
C
In contrast to Gertrude, Hecuba takes revenge on her husband’s killer.
D
In contrast to Gertrude, Hecuba is the ideal image of a grieving widow.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.. . . To die: to sleep; No more; and, by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, ’tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.

H
He is distraught and unsure.
H
He is decisive and confident.
H
He is ready to move forward.
H
He is about to kill Claudius.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Guildenstern: Happy in that we are not over happy; On Fortune’s cap we are not the very button.Hamlet: Nor the soles of her shoe?Rosencrantz: Neither, my lord.

A
delight
B
prosperity
C
fashion
D
footwear
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Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene ii.[Exeunt all except HAMLET.]Hamlet: O! that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew; Or that the Everlasting had not fix’d His canon ’gainst self-slaughter! O God! O God! How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world. Fie on ’t! O fie! ’tis an unweeded garden, That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely. That it should come to this!

A
By leaving Hamlet alone on stage, the audience learns how truly upset he is.
B
When everyone leaves, it shows how the rest of the family shuns Hamlet.
C
Having just Hamlet on the stage makes him the most appealing character.
D
When the audience sees Hamlet by himself they assume he has no friends.
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A
act
B
drama
C
line
D
scene
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Hamlet: Am I not i’ the right, old Jephthah?Polonius: If you call me Jephthah, my lord, I have a daughter that I love passing well.

A
Polonius is sacrificing his daughter to trick Hamlet.
B
Polonius is a better father than Hamlet’s father was.
C
Polonius is very protective of his innocent daughter.
D
Polonius is very loyal to the royal family of Denmark.
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To analyze tone, the reader should study word choice, which is also called

c
context.
d
diction.
i
inversion.
n
nuance.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet. Ophelia: My lord, I have remembrances of yours, That I have longed long to re-deliver; I pray you, now receive them.Read the adaptation of the excerpt. Ophelia: I have some things here that I want to return to you. Please, take them back.

T
The writer changed the character’s demeanor.
T
The writer altered Ophelia’s gender.
T
The writer made the language more modern.
T
The writer relocated the setting of the play.
13

If Shakespeare kills the character of Hamlet, what dramatic convention would he be using?

c
conflict
s
stage directions
s
suspense
u
unhappy ending
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Polonius: Beware Of entrance to a quarrel, but, being in, Bear ’t that th’ opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express’d in fancy; rich, not gaudy ...

a
argumentative.
c
cautious.
c
conceited.
n
nervous.

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