Hamlet - Theme Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

revenge

A
  • those who seek revenge are punished
  • when seeking revenge, dig a grave for two
  • revenge never pays off
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

madness/insanity

A
  • what happens when people pretend to be something they are not
  • be careful who you pretend to be because that is who you become
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

perception

A
  • are our perceptions of someone real or not
  • perceptions of people are real even if they are not true
  • we judge people based on our perceived reality
  • limited perceptions limit our understanding of reality
  • perception is reality, even if it isn’t true
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

answers

A
  • look for what Shakespeare is saying through the setting, plot…
  • what is he or she saying about
  • overarching message (theme)
  • symbols, setting, plot, characters
  • when hamlet sees claudius
  • death of many people
  • he shows instances of both decisiveness and indecisiveness
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly