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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ophelia she say about the herb rosemary?
2. After talking to Hamlet in her room, what does Gertrude say about Hamlet?
3. While explaining Hamlet's crime to his courtiers, why does Claudius say he has to be gentle with Hamlet?
4. What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do, after learning that Hamlet has committed murder?
5. What does Ophelia say about violets?
Short Essay Questions
1. What plan do Laertes and Claudius come up with in Act 4, Scene 7 to kill Hamlet?
2. After Polonius's death, Ophelia comes to see Gertrude. What do we learn about Ophelia in that scene?
3. Claudius tells Laertes that Hamlet is responsible for Polonius's death. Claudius says that there are two reasons why he cannot have Hamlet publicly arrested and punished. What are those two reasons?
4. Hamlet finally confronts his mother in Act 3, Scene 4, speaking harshly to her as he tries to force her to realize her own complicity in the crime. What happens to change his tone?
5. List the major characters who die during the last scene of the play.
6. In the last scene of Act 3, Polonius is killed. At the end of the scene, what happens to his body?
7. In Act 4, Scene 5, Claudius is almost overthrown by a violent mob. Who does the mob want to be king in his place?
8. How does Hamlet avoid going to England?
9. When Claudius hears about Polonius's death, what is his first thought?
10. How does Hamlet suggest that Claudius and his servants might find Polonius's body?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Research the concept of "hamartia" or "tragic flaw." Write an essay in which you explain this concept and apply it to Hamlet or one of the other major characters in this play. Make sure you support your thesis with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Choose a speech by any character that is at least 20 lines long. In an essay, explain the context of the speech within the play, then analyze the speech. Identify its major themes or points and discuss the use of language in the speech. Is there specific imagery used? What effect does that imagery have? Why is there a speech at that point in the text? What purpose does it serve, and why is it long instead of just a couple of lines?
Essay Topic 3
Choose a relatively minor character, such as Horatio, and make an argument about why that character is vital to the plot and themes of Hamlet. Choose wisely; some characters will make this essay easier than others.
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