| -A series of events develop the plot’s central conflict.-Suspense builds gradually as the plot progresses. | >Which statements describe the rising action of a tragedy’s plot? |
| -Hamlet wants to kill Claudius, but he wants to be sure Claudius will suffer. | >Which statement best describes Hamlet’s complexity in the excerpt? |
| -His erratic behavior confuses his friend. | >Hamlet’s character is complex in the excerpt because |
| -A visit from his deceased father. | >In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, what plot event prompts Hamlet to become suspicious and resentful? |
| -Polonius is sacrificing his daughter to trick Hamlet. | >In the excerpt, Hamlet calls Polonius Jephthah, after the priest in the Old Testament who sacrifices his daughter to God. What does this allusion suggest about Polonius’s treatment of Ophelia? |
| -Although she is queen, Gertrude is caught between her powerful husband and bitter son. | >Which statement is a feminist analysis of these lines? |
| -Which words does the actor emphasize?-What gestures and movements does the actor make?-What emotions does the actor convey? | >What should audience members ask themselves when they evaluate how an actor interprets a character? |
| -Diction | >To analyze tone, the reader should study word choice, which is also called |
| -Time period it was written in | >Historical criticism considers a text’s relationship to the |
| -The character experiences a variety of human emotions.-The character possesses a complex personality.-The character grows or develops over the course of a play. | >Which ideas describe a round character? |
| -In contrast to Gertrude, Hecuba is the ideal image of a grieving widow. | >Which statement best explains why Shakespeare alludes to Hecuba throughout Act II, Scene ii of Hamlet? |
| -How do the parts of the text relate to the whole? | >Which question is most likely asked by a reader analyzing a text through a formalist lens? |
| -Become a tragic hero and the story will have an unhappy ending. | >By evaluating the dramatic conventions in the excerpt, the reader can conclude that Hamlet will |
| -He is distraught and unsure. | >What does this part of the soliloquy reveal about Hamlet? |
| -Cautious | >Shakespeare’s word choice in the passage creates a tone that is |
Hamlet
July 7, 2019