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Hamlet, Part 8: Themes — Unit test Answers

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What line from Act III of Hamlet supports the conclusion that Shakespeare is critical of actors?

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for in the very torrent, tempest, and—as I may say—whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness
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it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters
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but let your own discretion be your tutor: suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance
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And let those that play your clowns speak no more than is set down for them
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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 an analysis of a theme in Hamlet.One theme in Hamlet is that the rules of society are often based on wealth and power rather than fairness.

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Second Clown: I tell thee she is; and therefore make her grave straight: the crowner hath sat on her, and finds it Christian burial.
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First Clown: For here lies the point: if I drown myself wittingly it argues an act; and an act hath three branches; it is, to act, to do, and to perform: argal, she drowned herself wittingly.
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Second Clown: Will you ha’ the truth on ’t? If this had not been a gentlewoman she should have been buried out o’ Christian burial.
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First Clown: I like thy wit well, in good faith; the gallows does well, but how does it well? it does well to those that do ill; now thou dost ill to say the gallows is built stronger than the church:

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