HAMLET Flashcards
Shakespear’s comedies depict….
the endearing(=lovable) as well as the ridiculous sides of human nature
In Hamlet, Claudius sends Hamlet to England pretending…..
for the prince’s safety
(but in fact Hamlet is escorted by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern carrying Claudius’ letter requiring Hamlet to be executed on his arrival)
- The fact that Hamlet struggles with his doubts about whether he can trust the ghost and whether killing Claudius is the appropriate thing to do is the….conflict
internal
Renaissance is …………
a culture movement that began in Italy.
The Renaissance revived the great values of ……
the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations that had long been lost to Europe.
The spirit of Renaissance was
humanism.
The Renaissance was a “rebirth” of certain classical ideas which refer to
the values/achievement of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations that had long been lost to Europe.
The cultural values that Renaissance revived from
certain classical ideas that had been long lost to Europe/ ancient Greek and Roman civilization.
Renaissance is a cultural movement that began in Italy in
14th century and spread to the rest of Europe by 16th century.
William Shakespeare was…..
born in 1564 and died in 1616.
Shakespeare’s great tragedies look deeply into ……
the springs of action in the human soul.
Shakespeare’s…..has perpetuated his greatness.
compassionate
Shakespeare’s comedies depict……
the endearing as well as the ridiculous sides of human nature.
Shakespeare’s last plays are called
dramatic romances
Shakespeare’s greatness lies in…….
his compassionate understanding of human.
In Hamlet, Shakespeare depicts the hero’s struggle with two opposing forces:
moral integrity and the need to avenge his father’s murder.
Background of Soliloquy One:
After the ghost told Hamlet the truth and told him what to do and the ghost disappeared, Hamlet is alone on the battlements in the castle and makes the soliloquy.
What makes Hamlet sure that Claudius killed his father is
Claudius’s reaction to the staged murder by leaving in the middle of the performance and Hamlet’s overhearing on Claudius’s plea forgiveness for killing his brother and marrying his wife.
In Hamlet, Claudius sends Hamlet to England pretending for
protecting Hamlet from being brought into the court.
The fact that Hamlet struggles with his doubts about whether he can trust the ghost and whether killing Claudius is the appropriate thing to do is……
the Internal Conflict.
In Hamlet, Claudius murders king Hamlet by……
pouring poison into his ear while he is napping.
Brief explain the Moral Integrity in Hamlet:
Moral Integrity refers to the fact that Hamlet faces a difficult situation in which he has to realize his father’s commandment as the same time be a moral son and nephew.
Brief explain the Moral Corruption in Hamlet:
Moral Corruption refers to the fact that Claudius kills his brother to take his crown and marries his wife. The queen marries her husband’s brother in less than 2 months after her husband’s death.
Hamlet pretends to be mad because ………
he wants to uncover the truth about his father’s death and what happened ( he wants to disguise his felling and enable him to observe the interactions in the castle)
