Hamlet Unit Test Flashcards
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37 plays
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
over 150 sonnets
When did shakespeare live?
from 1564-1616
what year was Hamlet written? When was it published?
Written in 1600, published in 1603
What is Mrs. Donovan’s favourite sonnet?
sonnet 116
What are the famous paintings of Shakespeare?
Sander, Soest, Droueshout*, Grafton, Chandos, Cobbe
*in Mrs. Donovan’s room
When was the Elizabethan Period?
1558 - 1603
When was the Jacobean Period?
1603-1625
List Famous actors who played Hamlet
Mel Gibson, David Tennant, Richard Burbage, Sir Ian McKellen, Jude Law, Ralph Fiennes, Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, Christopher Plummer, Sir Derek Jacobi
Where did the story of Hamlet originate?
Scandinavia, recorded by Saxo Grammaticus in Historica Danica
What did Francois de Belleforest add to the story of Hamlet?
Written in Histoires Tragiques in 1576, he added the adultery committed by the queen
What did Thomas Kyd add to the story of Hamlet?
In the 1580s, he added more plot and character development and contributed the concept of the ghost of the dead king.
What is Hamartia?
A character’s flaw or weakness of character. Every tragic hero has one.
What are SIX characteristics of the shakespearean tragic hero?
- Must be in a high position
- must posses a Hamartia that prove fatal
- Although great, must show potential for further greatness
- must be responsible for the deed which begins his downfall
- suffers both outwardly and inwardly
- must elicit both pity and fear from the audience (Catharsis)
What defines a Greek tragic hero?
Destroyed by fate and circumstance, an outside force. Possesses a Hamartia
