Act 1 Hamlet

Question 1

Occur at the end of a line of poetry

Answer 1

End Rhymes

Question 2

Two rhyming words in the same line of poetry

Answer 2

Internal Rhymes

Question 3

2 rhyming words that share consonant sounds only or vowel sounds only

Answer 3

Near Rhymes

Question 4

Look similar, but don’t sound similar

Answer 4

Sight Rhymes

Question 5

What significance does the reference to Cupid in Petrarchan’s Sonnet mean?

Answer 5

The reference to Cupid means signifies that he believes he has been shot with cupids arrow. He is infatuated with a woman that does not reciprocated his feelings

Question 6

What legend is said to inspire Hamlet?

Answer 6

Norse Legend

Question 7

Who is Seneca?

Answer 7

A roman poet that began the tradition of revenge tragedies

Question 8

Name the 5 traits all revenge tragedies have

Answer 8

1. Hero avenge someone’s death or an evil deed
2. Scenes of death and mutilation
3. Insanity or feigned insanity
4. Sub-plays “play within a play”
5. Violent death of the hero

Question 9

What does Horatio mean when he alludes to Julius Caesar?

Answer 9

Horatio is referring to Julius Caesar because when he was assassinated, corpses rose out of their graves and walked through the streets of Rome just like what is happening currently in Denmark

Question 10

Why is Denmark out of order?

Answer 10

Bronze cannons are being manufactured in Denmark, and so many weapons are being brought from aboard, and the ship builders are so busy they don’t rest on Sundays

Question 11

Who is Laertes?

Answer 11

The son of Polonius and the brother of Hamlets girlfriend Ophelia

Question 12

Double meaning/two sides

Answer 12

Duality

Question 13

Joining the old with the new

Answer 13

Imperial Jointress (Gertrude)

Question 14

What does the term unweeded garden symbolize

Answer 14

It represents the whole of Denmark since Claudius came into ruling. The garden is referring or alluding to the garden of Eden and everything was good in it until the snake (Claudius) entered the garden

Question 15

When Hamlet says “I must hold my tongue” what does he mean?

Answer 15

He means that he can not do anything against Claudius because he is King and he is afraid he will kill him

Question 16

What is the purpose of the letter Claudius sent to Fortinbras uncle?

Answer 16

To attempt to stop fortinbras because he can not disobey his uncle because he is in higher power than him. It is useless because his uncle can’t get out of bed to stop him

Question 17

Deals with the role of women in literature

Answer 17

Feminist approach

Question 18

3 stages of female identity:

Answer 18

Feminine- accepted role created by society/male authority
Feminist- rebel against or challenge male authority
Female- no concern for gender differences, society, concerns, male authority

Question 19

Why doesn’t Marcellus and Horatio want Hamlet to follow the ghost?

Answer 19

They think it will tempt him to jump off a cliff into the sea or draw him into madness

Question 20

How was Old Hamlet killed?

Answer 20

Claudius murdered him in his garden while he was asleep. He poured poison into his ear. He suffered while dying

Question 21

How can the murder of Hamlet by outing poison in the ear be seen as a metaphor?

Answer 21

Claudius is pouring poison(lies) into the ears of the people. Which would mean He is a smiling villain becuase he killed hamlet but no one knows and everyone portrays him as a good King

Question 22

Two characters that are exact opposites

Answer 22

Literary Foils

Question 23

How are Young Hamlet and Old Hamlet literary foils?

Answer 23

Old Hamlet is powerful, well respected, and honourable while Hamlet has lack of understanding, lack of respect, and lost his power/control when his father died

Question 24

How are Hamlet and Claudius literary foils?

Answer 24

They are both smiling villains but Hamlet hides his sadness and Claudius hides his evil

Question 25

Who said “Now, sir, young Fortinbras, Of unimproved mettle hot and full, Hath in the skirts of Norway here and there Sharked up a list of lawless resolutes, For food and diet, to some enterprise That hath a stomach in ‘t, which is no other”

Answer 25

Horatio to Marcellus shows the situation Denmark is currently in adding to the list of things that is going on already