U11 L14 Hamlet

Question 1

What is a tragedy?

Answer 1

serious play with unhappy ending

Question 2

Is the ending of a tragedy inevitable?

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

What is catharsis?

Answer 3

relieving/cleansing of emotion

Question 4

What is the ultimate goal of the ending of a tragedy?

Answer 4

calm audience

Question 5

Is the Falling Action shorter than the rising action?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

What is denouement?

Answer 6

catastrophe

Question 7

Polonius send who to spy on Laertes?

Answer 7

Reynaldo

Question 8

What play does Hamlet ask the actors to perform?

Answer 8

The Murder of Gonzago

Question 9

Who is the emotionally balanced character?

Answer 9

Horatio

Question 10

What effect does comic relief have in a tragedy?

Answer 10

provide emotional relaxation and to heighten plot’s seriousness

Question 11

What is the plot of Hamlet based on?

Answer 11

revenge

Question 12

What is interpretation?

Answer 12

what the writer says

Question 13

What is analysis?

Answer 13

how writer says it/techniques

Question 14

What is evaluation?

Answer 14

worth of saying

Question 15

What are the 5 steps in writing a critical essay?

Answer 15

• know text
• select topic/limit
• find evidence
• organize thoughts
• first draft and revise