Hamlet Act 2 Flashcards

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1
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What does Polonius want his servant to ask acquantances of Laertes? 75

A

he wants to ask if he is like the typical guy that gets into trouble.

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2
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what does Hamlet look like when he comes to ophelia? 79

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he looks like he just came back from hell.

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3
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What does polonius think is wrong with hamlet? 81

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he thinks he is love crazy.

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What does King Claudius want Rosencratz and Guildenstern to do? 83

A

spy on hamlet

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What does the queenthink is wrong with Hamlet? 85

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he has not accepted his fathers death or their new marraige.

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What happens in norway? 87

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the king fortinbrias surrenders and vows never to fight denmark again.

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7
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What does polonius read the king and queen? 91

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a love letter from Hamlet to ophelia

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what does polonius know is the cause of his crazy stage? 91

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he asked ophelia to back away from him and let him suffer to see if it was real love.

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How are they going to test to see if hamlet is in love? 93

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he will be pacing the lobby and polonius will send ophelia to see if he is really in love

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10
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How does polnius know Hamlet has gone crazy? 95

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hamlet calls him a fish seller even though he knows that he is the father of the girl he loves.

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11
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What does Hamlet call denmark? 99

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a prison

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What does Hamlet’s speech on page 103 show about his view of the world now?

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it shows that he feels lonely and has a very cynical view of the world. He calls the sky “disease filled air”.

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13
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What does hamlet call himself? 119

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a coward for not acting to his fathers murder

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14
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What is he going to have the actors do? 119

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he is going to have them act out his father’s death. If the King reacts, then he is guilty.

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