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Which ideas describe a round character? Select three answers.

A
The character experiences a variety of human emotions.
B
The character represents a single idea or concept.
C
The character possesses a complex personality.
D
The character acts as a predictable personality type.
E
The character grows or develops over the course of a play.
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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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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 excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.Gertrude: O! speak to me no more; These words like daggers enter in mine ears; No more, sweet Hamlet!Hamlet: A murderer, and a villain; A slave that is not twentieth part the tithe Of your precedent lord; a vice of kings; A cut-purse of the empire and the rule, That from a shelf the precious diadem stole, And put it in his pocket! Gertrude: No more!

S
Shakespeare uses a motif of ears and hearing to emphasize the importance of communication.
J
Jewels were an important symbol of power in Shakespeare’s time and would be significant to his audience.
A
Although she is queen, Gertrude is caught between her powerful husband and bitter son.
T
The text of these lines includes many royal titles that reinforce a theme of power.
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A
plot
B
objective
C
summary
D
theme
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Which detail in Hamlet best reflects the time the play was written in?

A
The king is killed by his brother.
B
The queen’s son is deeply troubled.
C
Denmark is a very powerful nation.
D
Monarchy is the form of government.
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contextdictionellipsisinversion

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context
B
diction
C
ellipsis
D
inversion
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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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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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What should audience members ask themselves when they evaluate how an actor interprets a character? Choose three answers.Which words does the actor emphasize?What makes this a talented actor?How old is the actor?In what other productions has the actor appeared?What gestures and movements does the actor make?What emotions does the actor convey?

A
Which words does the actor emphasize?
B
What makes this a talented actor?
C
How old is the actor?
D
In what other productions has the actor appeared?
E
What gestures and movements does the actor make?
F
What emotions does the actor convey?
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A
act
B
drama
C
line
D
scene
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H
How do the parts of the text relate to the whole?
H
How are female characters identified and treated?
W
Why was this historical fact included in the text?
W
Why was this important to readers at that period?
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A
structure of the text
B
author’s personal history
C
position of women in society
D
time period it was written in
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structure of the textauthor’s personal historyposition of women in societytime period it was written in

A
structure of the text
B
author’s personal history
C
position of women in society
D
time period it was written in
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Read the excerpt from an analysis of the end of Act V of Hamlet.A duel takes place between Laertes and Hamlet. But due to treachery, Laertes and Hamlet are poisoned, as are Claudius and Gertrude, and they all die.

A
Revenge never works out, and people should just avoid it.
B
Fighting is not the way to solve problems, no matter what.
C
Those who fight are unwise and would do better to talk.
D
Those who pursue revenge are often destroyed by it.
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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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