Hamlet: Women Flashcards

1
Q

‘I’ll _____ my __________ to him’

A

‘I’ll loose my daughter to him’

A2 S2

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2
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‘I _____ _________, my ____’

A

‘I think nothing, my lord’

A3 S2

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3
Q

‘________ a ______ if you have it _____.’

A

‘Assume a virtue if you have it not.’

A3 S4 (Hamlet to Gertrude)

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4
Q

‘_____ hath _______ you one ____ and you ______ yourselves __________’

A

‘God hath given you one face and you make yourselves another’

A3 S1 (Claudius about women)

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5
Q

‘________, thy name is _______’

A

‘Frailty, thy name is woman’

A1 S2 (Hamlet)

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6
Q

‘Is thy ______ here? ________ my mother’

A

‘Is thy union here? Follow my mother’

A5 S2 (Hamlet)

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7
Q

“Ophelia is _________ of thought, _________ and language.”

A

“Ophelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language.”

Showalter (20th)

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8
Q

‘The ________ in Hamlet are completely _____________ on ____.’

A

‘The women in Hamlet are completely dependent on men.’

Justin Rice (20th)

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9
Q

Ophelia’s madness in the Kenneth Branagh 1996 production

A

ACT 4 SCENE 5:

  • Ophelia is laying on the floor, wearing a straight jacket and head strap
  • Ophelia hysterically dances and sings to herself

(reflects her madness and insanity/shows her poor treatment within the court)

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10
Q

‘Ophelia literally has no ______ without ______’

A

‘Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet’

Lee Edwards (20th)

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11
Q

‘______, shall I ___ in your ____?’

A

‘Lady, shall I lie in your lap?’

A3 S2
- Hamlet mocking Ophelia, making her uncomfortable/objectified
- Sexualising Ophelia in front of audience

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12
Q

Relationship between Gertrude and the Player Queen

A
  • Player queen serves as a mirror to Gertrude (highlighting stark differences between the women)
  • Player queen remains faithful and commits herself to her husband unlike Gertrude’s betrayal of her ex-husband
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13
Q

‘The ______ doth ________ too much __________.’

A

‘The lady doth protest too much methinks.’

A3 S2 (Gertrude about Player Queen)
- Gertrude believes the PQ is speaking too gravely/solemnly
- She does not truly mean what she says/should not be believed
- Defending her own remarriage/immorality

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14
Q

‘Like a _________ native and _________ unto that __________.’

A

‘Like a creature native and induced unto that element.’

A4 S7
- Similie
- Ophelia better off in/tied to death
- ‘Creature native’ = Ophelia too pure/ethereal for the corrupt world of Elsinore

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15
Q

‘Gertrude, ___ not ______’
‘ I ____, my _____, I pray you ________ me’

A

‘Gertrude, do not drink’
‘I will, my lord, I pray you pardon me’

A5 S2
- ‘I will’ = imperative, Gertrude’s growth of independence/disobedience
- ‘Pardon’ her sin of death/sin of immorality (knowingly drinking poison)

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