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hamelt- act 2 Flashcards

1
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who does polonius hire to spy on his son

A

Reynaldo

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2
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what does polonius not care about his son doing

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typical wild behavior of cllege student

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3
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what are slight sullies

A

drinking
gambling
whoring

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4
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“by indirections find directions out”
speaker?
listener?

A

polonius to reynaldo

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5
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what does polonius think is wrong with hamelt

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he is depressed at the rejection by ophelia

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6
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what does the king and queen promise R and G in return for their help

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good favour from the king

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7
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what does Gertrude realize

A

that her son is upset by the quick marriage and death of fatehr

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8
Q

who brings the message from fortinbras

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voltimand

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9
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Uncle forntinbras says that

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young fortinbras will not attack denmark

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10
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young fortinbras asks claudius permission for what

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traveling through denmark in order to invade poland

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11
Q

“More matter with less art””
spekaer? to who?
meaning

A

gertrude to polonius

get to the point, stop being wordy

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12
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what is a fishmonger

A

a pimp

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13
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why does hamlet call polonius a fishmonger

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because he is using his daughter

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14
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why does hamlet put on his antic disposition

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so he can get close to claudius

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15
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“in the secret parts of fortune? O, most true; she is a a strumpet
What’s the news?”

A

hamlet

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16
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“denmarks a prison”

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hamlet

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17
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comparing denmark to a prison is an allusion to what book

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paradise lost

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18
Q

what does hamlet realize about R and G

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that they are there to spy on him

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19
Q

to hamlet, the sky is the _______ of _____ and man is the _____ of ____

A

congregation of vapors

man is the quintessence of dust

20
Q

having no delight in men at the time meant that one would not be

A

entertained

21
Q

the company of popular children is compared to a

A

hawk

22
Q

“when the wind is southerly I
Know a _____ from a _______
speaker?

A

hawk
handsaw
hamlet

23
Q

hamlet also calls Polonius a reference to the bible, a figure who sacrificed his own daughter

A

Jepthah

24
Q

“there must be a method to his madness”

A

polonius about hamlet

25
Q

who was the king of troy and died during the fall of troy

A

Priam

26
Q

why does hamlet tell the players to act out the slaughter of Priam

A

he wants to see the slaughter of a king

27
Q

gules =

A

red

28
Q

who killed priam

A

Pyrrhus

29
Q

who killed achillles —-pyrrhus’ father

A

priam’s son, paris

30
Q

bisson rehum

A

blinding tears

31
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priam’s wife

A

hecuba

32
Q

the player acting hecuba did what

A

cried

33
Q

how is the actor of hecuba a foil to hamlet

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this actor is crying over nothing. he does not know hecuba.

hamlet has much to grieve and cry about, but he does not.

34
Q

what does hamlet ask them to play after the death of priam

A

the murder of gonzago

35
Q

piegon liver’d means

A

cowardly

36
Q

kites are b

A

birds of prey

37
Q

hamlet should have already done what

A

fed the kites with the intestines of claudius

38
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“i should have fatted all the region kites”

A

hamlet

39
Q

“i’ll have grounds
more relative than this. the play’s the thing
Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King”
speaker?
grounds?
this?

A

hamlet
grounds-proof (play within a play)
this- the ghosts’ word

40
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what does hamlet tell the players to do in the murder of gonzago

A

add a scene where the death of king hamlet is re-enacted

41
Q

first scene of the play, the murder of gonzago

A

the mousetrap

42
Q

how does ophelia describe how she saw hamlet

A

oddly dressed, loosed out of hell, stared at her as he walked out of the door

43
Q

brevity is the soul of wit I will be brief

A

polonius

44
Q

polonius says he will set up hamlet by loosing ophelia to hamlet while doing what

A

hiding behind curtain

45
Q

polonius calls hamlet’s madness pregnant, this means/

A

full of meaning

46
Q

where does fortune live- _____ -____

A

strumpet, whore

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