Hamlet Unit Test Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct

Hamlet Unit Test Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene ii. Gertrude: Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted colour off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark. Do not for ever with thy vailed lids Seek for thy noble father in the dust: Thou know'st 'tis common; all that live must die, Passing through nature to eternity. Hamlet: Ay, madam, it is common. Gertrude: If it be, Why seems it so particular with thee? Which is the best description of how Gertrude is characterized in this passage? Gertrude is oblivious to her son's grief and focuses on her own happiness. Gertrude is sympathetic of her son's obvious distress and tries to comfort him. Gertrude is critical of her son's continued mourning and urges him to move on. Gertrude is saddened by her son's unhappiness and tries to distract him. - ANSWERSGertrude is critical of her son's continued mourning and urges him to move on. Shakespeare portrays Hamlet as a man who falls from a high status, which makes Hamlet an example of a(n) - ANSWERStragic hero Which are structural elements that are unique to dramas? Check all that apply. acts scenes sentences stage directions rising actions - ANSWERSacts scenes stage directions Which excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene i is a stage direction? A Platform before the Castle. Enter to him BERNARDO. Bernardo: Who's there? FRANCISCO at his post - ANSWERSEnter to him BERNARDO. Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii. [Laertes:] Then weigh what loss your honour may sustain, If with too credent ear you list his songs, Or lose your heart ... From the context in the passage, the reader can conclude that credent means heavy. doubtful. dishonest. believing. - ANSWERSbelieving. Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii. Laertes: Be wary then; best safety lies in fear: Youth to itself rebels, though none else near. Which word from the passage is most similar in meaning to wary? safety fear youth rebels - ANSWERSfear To analyze tone, which things should the reader study? Check all that apply. connotations diction the speaker the topic - ANSWERS Read the analysis of Hamlet, Act I, Scene v. Shakespeare creates an anguished tone by repeating certain words in both Hamlet's and the Ghost's dialogue. Which line provides the best evidence to support the analysis? Ghost: O, horrible! O, horrible! most horrible! Ghost: Adieu, adieu! Hamlet, remember me. Hamlet: O all you host of heaven! O earth! Hamlet: That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain; - ANSWERSGhost: O, horrible! O, horrible! most horrible! Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii. Hamlet: My fate cries out, And makes each petty artery in this body As hardy as the Nemean lion's nerve. [GHOST beckons.] Still am I call'd. Unhand me, gentlemen, [Breaking from them.] By heaven! I'll make a ghost of him that lets me: I say, away! Go on, I'll follow thee. [Exeunt GHOST and HAMLET.] Which phrase from the passage most helps create a tone of desperation? each petty artery Still am I call'd Unhand me, gentlemen make a ghost - ANSWERSUnhand me, gentlemen The attitude of a text toward the subject being discussed is called . - ANSWERStone Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v. Hamlet: Remember thee! Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe. As it is used in the passage, globe can best be defined as a head. map. planet. sphere. - ANSWER Shead. Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii. Polonius: Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man, And they in France of the best rank and station Are most select and generous, chief in that.