U6 L8 Hamlet PART 2 Flashcards
What are the reasons Claudius gives Laertes for not immediately killing Hamlet?
- Gertrude loves Hamlet, does not want to upset her
- Danes may not believe Claudius
- Danes like Hamlet
What does providence mean?
care or benevolent guidance of God
What does retrospect mean?
looking back, thinking about past things
What does rustic mean?
country person, someone simple and plain
What is Comic relief?
- humorous scene/incident providing emotional relaxation for audience
- heighten seriousness of story
Who was Yorick?
a Jester of Hamlet
Were Ophelia’s funeral rites brief?
yes
What is a catastrophe of a tragedy?
- final disaster
- death of hero and opponents
Is the final failure a surprise ending?
no
What is the moment of final suspense in a tragedy?
- postpones catastrophe
- gives escape for hero
- helps maintain audience interest
Some writers use what term as a synonym for catastrophe or failing action?
denouement
What is the five parts the structure of the plot of Hamlet can be divided into?
- exposition
- rising action
- climax
- falling action
- catastrophe
What does the meaning of a plot, planned pattern of events in a narrative, imply?
- only a narrative has plot
- events are planned
- events are related
What are the specific conflicts in Hamlet?
- Hamlet and Claudius
- Hamlet and himself
What is Hamlet’s inner conflict primarily resolved by?
forces outside himself
What may ‘forces beyond control’ be called?
- fate or fortune
- change or accident
- providence
In medieval societies, was revenge for the death of a family member considered justice?
yes
What are the characteristics of a Shakespearean tragedy that expand the meaning of it?
- supernatural elements
- suspense build by internal and external conflicts
- hero destroyed by tragic flaw
- comic relief eases tension
- tragic hero is noble birth, death affects many
What is Hamlet’s tragic flaw?
his inaction and doubt
