Hamlet Unit Test Review

To determine the meanings of challenging words, the reader should look at the _____ , the words or sentences around the unknown word.

Ophelia: My lord, I have remembrances of yours, That I have longed long to re-deliver; I pray you, now receive them. Read the adaptation of the excerpt. Ophelia: I have some things here that I want to return to you. Please, take them back. What choice did the writer of this adaptation make? The writer changed the character's demeanor. The writer altered Ophelia's gender. The writer made the language more modern. The writer relocated the setting of the play.

Historical criticism considers a text's relationship to the .

To analyze tone, the reader should study word choice, which is also called context. diction. inversion. nuance.

Gertrude: O! speak to me no more; These words like daggers enter in mine ears; No more, sweet Hamlet! Hamlet: A murderer, and a villain; A slave that is not twentieth part the tithe Of your precedent lord; a vice of kings; A cut-purse of the empire and the rule, That from a shelf the precious diadem stole, And put it in his pocket! Gertrude: No more! Which statement is a feminist analysis of these lines? Shakespeare uses a motif of ears and hearing to emphasize the importance of communication. Jewels were an important symbol of power in Shakespeare's time and would be significant to his audience. Although she is queen, Gertrude is caught between her powerful husband and bitter son. The text of these lines includes many royal titles that reinforce a theme of power.

Which sentence correctly uses a coordinating conjunction? We listened to the rhythmic sound of the waves as we walked along the beach. The sun peeked from behind the clouds while the gulls flew overhead. Shiny seashells dotted the sand; and, I placed one in my pocket. The sandcastle stood far from the tide line, so it was safe from the waves.

Which ideas describe a round character? Check all that apply. 1) The character experiences a variety of human emotions. 2) The character represents a single idea or concept. 3) The character possesses a complex personality. 4) The character acts as a predictable personality type. 5) The character grows or develops over the course of a play.

Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene ii. [Exeunt all except HAMLET.] Hamlet: O! that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew; Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd His canon 'gainst self-slaughter! O God! O God! How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world. Fie on 't! O fie! 'tis an unweeded garden, That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely. That it should come to this! What effect does the stage direction have on the scene? By leaving Hamlet alone on stage, the audience learns how truly upset he is. When everyone leaves, it shows how the rest of the family shuns Hamlet. Having just Hamlet on the stage makes him the most appealing character. When the audience sees Hamlet by himself they assume he has no friends.

A(n) ______ is a group of words that includes both a subject and a verb.

Hamlet: Then I would you were so honest a man. Polonius: Honest, my lord! Hamlet: Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. Which is the most accurate adaptation of the underlined part of the excerpt? It is very rare to be an honest person in this world. Most people in the world just don't want to be honest. Honest people don't show up in the world too often. Honesty is an overrated virtue in the world.

The process of adapting a play involves changing the text so it has a different meaning. appears as a different character's dialogue. is presented for a different audience. occurs at a different plot point.

Which detail in Hamlet best reflects the time the play was written in? The king is killed by his brother. The queen's son is deeply troubled. Denmark is a very powerful nation. Monarchy is the form of government.

Read the excerpt from Act I of Hamlet. Hamlet: What hour now? Horatio: I think it lacks of twelve. Marcellus: No, it is struck. Which is the best adaptation of the underlined part of the excerpt? I think it is exactly twelve. I think it is after twelve. I think twelve will never come. I think it is before twelve.

Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii. Polonius: Beware Of entrance to a quarrel, but, being in, Bear 't that th' opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy ... Shakespeare's word choice in the passage creates a tone that is argumentative. cautious. conceited. nervous.

The message a text conveys about a topic is called the ____.