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Flashcards by Hannah Vivancos, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Hannah Vivancos
over 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Line 20-21 (Relationship between Hamlet and R+G) | Queen - "Two men there is not living To whom he more adheres." *Demonstrates the closeness of the relationship between Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who were all childhood friends. *By inviting them to the castle, it may be an act of kindness from Gertrude for her son, or she may just be using them to spy on him (appearance vs reality). *The reference to 'two men there is not living' could be symbolising the relationship between Hamlet and his father, meaning that Hamlet has not only lost a father, but a close friend. |
| Line 110-111 (Polonius' protectiveness over Ophelia) | Polonius - "Beautified is a vile phrase." *Oxymoronic language portrays to the audience that he does not like Hamlet's advances onto Ophelia (due to his fatherly worry). *He despises the idea of Hamlet being in love with his daughter as that would take all his power over her away from him. |
| Line 168 (Gertrude's worry) | Gertrude - "But look sadly where the poor wretch comes reading" *Wretch means outcast/stranger *The Queen's way of showing empathy and makes the audience believe that she does care about her son due to the word 'sadly'. *His misery makes her feel sad, which may show that she feels guilty for having told him to stop mourning and for having married so quickly after his fathers death. *Shows genuine emotions. |
| Lines 215-217 (Hamlet's want to die + his madness) | Hamlet - "You cannot, sir, take from me anything that I will not more willingly part withal - except my life, except my life, except my life." *The repetition of 'except my life' is used by the character to portray himself to the rest of the characters as mad, so he can plan and do his revenge without people becoming suspicious. *Due to his new madness he is able to express his antic-dispositions and hides his true or ulterior motives behind his mask of madness. |
| Line 259 (dreams) | Hamlet - "A dream itself is but a shadow." *It demonstrates the psychologically troubled side of Hamlet as he is plagued by his dreams, maybe caused by the death of his father and the information given to him by the ghost. *The shadow could represent Hamlet's internal conflicts following and haunting him that he is failing to face (killing his Uncle, and keeping the secret of his madness to himself). *You can't rid yourself of a shadow unless you go into complete darkness - referring that he will not be able to fully finish mourning or get over his father's death unless he becomes mad (loses his mind and succumbs to the darkness) or dies (darkness). |
| Lines 557-559 (Guilt from Hamlet) | Hamlet - "What would he do had he the motive and the cue for passion that I have? He would drown the stage with tears" *Hamlet is unable to believe that the character could show more emotions and grief than him in the play even though he has a real motive. *Appearance vs Reality *Hamlet is emotionally unstable and feels hatred towards himself as he is unable to demonstrate his grief towards his own father's death. |
| Line 578 (Hamlet's anger towards Claudius) | Hamlet - "Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain!" *Hamlet wants the king to feel guilt and pay for what he has done to the Old King Hamlet. *Sibilance resembles the imagery of the snake earlier on in the play, referencing the snake in Genesis that convinces Adam and Eve to eat from the forbidden tree, leading to their doom. This could foreshadow Claudius telling Hamlet to drink from the poisoned cup. |
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