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structure of the text
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author’s personal history
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position of women in society
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time period it was written in
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To analyze tone, the reader should study word choice, which is also called

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context.
B
diction.
C
inversion.
D
nuance.
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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.

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delight
B
prosperity
C
fashion
D
footwear
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.Hamlet:Now might I do it pat, now he is praying; And now I’ll do ’t: and so he goes to heaven; And so am I reveng’d. That would be scann’d: A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send To heaven. Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge. He took my father grossly, full of bread, With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May; And how his audit stands who knows save heaven? But in our circumstance and course of thought ’Tis heavy with him. And am I then reveng’d, To take him in the purging of his soul, When he is fit and season’d for his passage? No.

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Hamlet wants to avenge his father’s death, but he doubts Claudius’s guilt.
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Hamlet wants to commit murder, but he worries about his own fate.
C
Hamlet wants to kill Claudius, but he wants to be sure Claudius will suffer.
D
Hamlet wants to end Claudius’s life, but he realizes he is incapable of violence.
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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 ...

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argumentative.
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cautious.
C
conceited.
D
nervous.
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Which statements describe Elizabethan drama? Select two answers.

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Plays address secular themes.
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Miracle plays tell the stories of Christian saints.
C
Actors portray emotions that reflect life experiences.
D
Plays include Biblical characters in present-day settings.
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Flat characters represent single concepts, such as “justice.”
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development
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purpose
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summarization
D
topic
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Which statement best explains why Shakespeare alludes to Hecuba throughout Act II, Scene ii of Hamlet?

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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.
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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.

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He is distraught and unsure.
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He is decisive and confident.
C
He is ready to move forward.
D
He is about to kill Claudius.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain! O! vengeance!

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a metaphor.
B
a simile.
C
an apostrophe.
D
personification.
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Which ideas describe a round character? Select three answers.

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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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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.Rosencrantz:My lord, you once did love me.Hamlet:So I do still, by these pickers and stealers.Rosencrantz:Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper? you do surely bar the door upon your own liberty, if you deny your griefs to your friend.Hamlet:Sir, I lack advancement.Rosencrantz:How can that be when you have the voice of the king himself for your succession in Denmark? Hamlet: Ay, sir, but ‘While the grass grows,’—the proverb is something musty.

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his loyalty to his ally endures hardship.
B
his erratic behavior confuses his friend.
C
his desire for revenge defines him.
D
his quest for political power is unwavering.
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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.

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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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What should audience members ask themselves when they evaluate how an actor interprets a character? Choose three answers.

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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?
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What emotions does the actor convey?
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Which statements describe the rising action of a tragedy’s plot? Select 2 options.

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A series of events develop the plot’s central conflict.
B
Loose ends of the plot are “tied up” to provide closure.
C
Suspense builds gradually as the plot progresses.
D
Background information is provided and the play’s setting is revealed.
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Tension reaches its height in the plot, and a solution to a conflict becomes clear.

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