Hamlet Act V Vocabulary

Object that stands for or represents a more abstract concept, such as a rose representing love

• comic relief
• symbol
• irony

Occurs when the audience has important knowledge that a main character lacks.

• dramatic irony
• comic relief
• irony

Occurs when appearances are at odds with reality

• comic relief
• dramatic irony
• irony

Humorous scenes and characters to an otherwise serious play

• comic relief
• symbol
• irony

documents: references

• vouchers
• statutes
• providence

disgusting; hateful

• abhorred
• circumvent
• edified

destiny; divine plan

• faction
• providence
• gibes

pleasure; happiness

• felicity
• circumvent
• gibes

mockery; taunting

• gibes
• edified
• statutes

shortage; scarcity

• equivocation
• faction
• dearth