Act 1 Scene 2 & Scene 3 Notes Flashcards
(scene 2) hamlet’s soliloquy: canon →…., suicide = …, hamlet cannot die by …. either
Bible; hell; suicide
(scene 2) hamlet’s soliloquy: “Tis an unweeded garden / That grows to seed. Thinks rank and gross in nature” this shows hamlet’s
worldview
(scene 2) King H. dead for ….
less than 2 months
(scene 2) Hamlet calls dad “….” vs Claudius who is “….”, King Hamlet to H. was 1/2 …. 1/2 …., whereas Cl. to H. is 1/2 … 1/2 …
sun god; goat-man; human; divine; human; animal
(scene 2) In soliloquy, Hamlet recalls … relationship between parents, but he also remembers that Gertrude remarried …
loving; within a month
(scene 2) Hamlet: “frailty, thy name is …”
woman
(scene 2) G. wore same shoes to both the … and …, even thoush she cried like …
wedding; funeral; Niobe
(scene 2) Hamlet says that he is not like …. who is … and …
Hercules; strong; brave
(scene 2)It is … under eyes of law and God –> … with Hamlet, Gertrude and Claudius are also …
incest; agree; sinners
(scene 2) Hamlet does not want to stop
thinking/feeling the way he does
(scene 2) no sign of … between Horatio and Hamlet
intimacy
(scene 2) Why is Horatio in Denmark from Germany:
“truant disposition” (just skipping school- not true); to see King H.’s funeral
(scene 2) Hamlet: “methinks I see my father” means
can’t stop thinking about him
(scene 2) Horatio still retains … for …., continues calling him .. –> possibly sign that he does not accept … as …
respect; King Hamlet; King; King Claudius; legitimate king
(scene 2) Horatio gives … account of ghost sighting
accurate
(scene 2) Hamlet … Horatio to ensure that he can … Horatio’s account
interrogating; trust
(scene 2) Hamlet agrees to .., tells Marcellus & Horatio to keep sighting ..
see ghost; secret
(scene 3) Laertes preparing to …, picks up in middle of …
leave; conversation
(scene 3) Laertes asks Ophelia to
write to him
(scene 3) Laertes tells her to be careful about …. with Hamlet, telling her its not …
being intimate; permanent
(scene 3) To defend his argument, Laertes says: as prince, hamlet may not be able to …, motives are …, if hamlet says he loves you today, only ….
choose who to marry; suspect; believe that for today
(scene 3) polonius’s advice to laertes: 1) don’t say what’s …., don’t act in an ….
on your mind; excessive manner
(scene 3) polonius’s advice to laertes: 2) be …, not … (know people, but don’t be …)
familiar; vulgar; crude
(scene 3) polonius’s advice to laertes: 3) don’t let go of …. Don’t be distracted by …
old friends; new friends
(scene 3) polonius’s advice to laertes: 4) don’t look for/get into …. But if you do, …. so that the other ….
fights; defend yourself; guy is scared of you
(scene 3) polonius’s advice to laertes: 5) .., but don’t give …
listen; advice
(scene 3) polonius’s advice to laertes: 6) reserve your …
critical thought/opinions
(scene 3) polonius’s advice to laertes: 7) buy …. you can, but make sure it’s ….-not …- because your … reflects …
most expensive clothing; high quality; flashy; clothing; who you are
(scene 3) polonius’s advice to laertes: 8) since you’re going to france, you should care about … adopt … of …
fashion; beliefs; those around you
(scene 3) polonius’s advice to laertes: 9) don’t …/… …- you can lose both … and …
give; take; money; friend; money
(scene 3) polonius’s advice to laertes: 10) be …, then you can’t be … to anyone else
true to yourself; false
(scene 3) ophelia is a ..: said that she’d keep convo with laertes …, but then ….
liar; secret; tells polonius
(scene 3) polonius asks about … and …., ophelia says that he …, polonius responds by saying his …/… are …
ophelia; hamlet; truly loves her; words; actions; traps
(scene 3) as a father of different gendered kids, polonius has
double standard
