Hamlet 1st Soliloquy

A soliloquy occurs when a character...

• reveals his thoughts and feelings in front of other characters on stage.

• says something to themselves so that only the audience can hear it.

• expresses his deepest and truest feelings while no other character is on stage.

• breaks the fourth wall of the theater by addressing the audience directly.

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What does Hamlet consider doing since he is so upset?

• attacking Fortinbras himself

• going back to school

• eloping with his girlfriend

• taking his own life

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What IS NOT a main reason why Hamlet is so distraught?

• He is grieving his father's death.

• His mother remarried less than 2 months after his father died.

• His girlfriend just dumped him.

• His mother remarried his uncle, a union he does not approve of.

When Hamlet says, "Frailty, thy name is woman!—", he is expressing...

• his disdain for Gertrude and women in general.

• his hatred of Claudius and women in general.

• his approval for his mother's remarriage.

• how weak he views Claudius.

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"How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable/Seem to me all the uses of this world!/Fie on ’t, ah fie! 'Tis an unweeded garden/That grows to seed. Things rank and gross in nature/Possess it merely."

What does Hamlet compare the world to?

• a "stale, flat, and unprofitable" world

• "an unweeded garden"

• "a seed"

• something "rank and gross"

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"How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable/Seem to me all the uses of this world!/Fie on ’t, ah fie! 'Tis an unweeded garden/That grows to seed. Things rank and gross in nature/Possess it merely."

Which of the following statements best reflect Hamlet's views as evidenced by the quote?

• Hamlet thinks that he was cheated out of the throne by his uncle.

• Hamlet feels that he should encourage his mother to give back more to the people of Denmark.

• Hamlet is scared that the ghost's appearance means something bad for Denmark.

• Hamlet sees the world as pretty pointless, corrupt, and wild.

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As evidenced by this soliloquy, which of the following statements are FALSE?

• Hamlet is irate with his mother for remarrying so quickly.

• Hamlet feels that Claudius is inferior to his father and therefore not a suitable choice for his mother.

• Hamlet thinks that no good can come from this union.

• Hamlet feels as if the people of Denmark will be confused by this marriage, as he was supposed to become king.

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