Act IV Scene i 1-Why has Gertrude betrayed Hamlet? 2-What does Claudius’ response to Gertrude’s revelation reveal about his character? 3-What concerns does Claudius have about the murder? Scene ii 1-Examine Hamlet’s interaction with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Scene iii 1-Again, look closely at Claudius’ concerns over the death of Polonius, revealed in his first speaking part in this scene and in his plans for Hamlet in England.
Every other time the ghost of King Hamlet appeared, another person saw it. The one instance of only Hamlet being able to see the ghost is not significant enough evidence to prove that this instance is a sign of Hamlet’s insanity. It is possible that the ghost made himself seen by the other’s solely because he meant to, and made himself only witnessable in the presence of Gertrude with the intentions of not frightening her. After this scene, Hamlet kills Polonius without knowledge of who the ominous presence was behind the curtains. Hamlet yells, “How now?
English 12A: Unit 2 The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act I, by William Shakespeare (pp. 321-340) Name__________________________________________ Date____________________ Vocabulary Builder Word List (p. 321) imperial sovereign surmise treasons valor A. DIRECTIONS: Fill in each blank with the word from the Word List that best completes the sentence. 1. Macbeth’s____________________in battle was unsurpassed.
After the slow transition from Hamlet’s mournful state, to his ever growing state of madness, does his madness itself become his primary mode of communication with the other characters? 2. Hamlet suggests that his only pretending to be mad, can this be true seeing that he does such a good job doing so? Or is his suggestion of him pretending to be mad is to help himself feel saner? Translation POLONIUS What is it Ophelia, what’s the matter?
And you must needs have hear, how I am punished with a sore distraction. What I have done that might your nature, honor, and exception roughly awake, I here proclaim was madness. (5.2 243-246)” Here Hamlet apologized to Laertes saying that his madness was at fault for the murder of his father. A person who was insane would neither realize that he/she is mad nor would know that their actions were uncontrollable. Hamlet showed that he was sane when he was with specific characters, such as his best friend, Horatio.
Besides this allusion, there is no further evidence in the play that suggests that Gertrude cheated on the King with Claudius while the King still lived. Moreover, if Gertrude had been the adulteress she is criticized to be, she would have had taken some part in the murder of King Hamlet. As stated by Heilbrun, “We next learn from the Queen’s startled, ‘As kill a king?’ (3.4.31) that she has no
5. Does King Claudius come to the same conclusion as Ophelia? 6. Provide an example of the following from this scene: simile, pun Key terms to be aware of: madness, suicide Act 3, Scene 2 1. What is Hamlet’s view of the purpose of acting?
Macbeth Study Guide Act I, scene 1 1. How does the play Macbeth open up in the first scene? What tone/mood/atmosphere is created? 2. The last line “Fair is foul and, foul is fair” appears paradoxical.
Alexander mention in his article that the only characters in the play who regard Hamlet as mad is the king and his henchman, even those were full of doubts and we can see this through the king speech when he ordered his henchman to go and talk with Hamlet and know from him why he puts on this confusion, this implies that the king understand Hamlet's strange behavior as feign and not real madness. Even Polonius; though he is the first person to declare that Hamlet is mad and has lost his mind, and the purpose of his madness is due to his love with Ophelia, yet he declares that Hamlet is clever by saying: "Thought he is mad, but there is method in it" (II.ii.203-4). This implies that Hamlet has purpose or plan for his madness; he assures that he is pretending. He ends his article by illustrating his point of view: There need no doubt, then that Hamlet's madness was really feigned.. . .
In Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo compares his thwarted love for Rosaline to ______________. Madness and imprisonment. 7. The Capulet servant approaches Romeo in Act 1, Scene 2 to ask him what? If Romeo can read.