Hamlet Act 3 Scene I Quiz

Who is on stage with Hamlet during his soliloquy during Act 3, Scene 1?

• Claudius

• Ophelia

• Polonius

• Gertrude

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What has Hamlet just found out that triggers his soliloquy?

• He has learned that his Uncle Claudius has killed his father.

• He has learned Ophelia does not love him.

• He has learned that he is going to be exiled.

• He has learned that he will be killed.

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What is Hamlet struggling with?

• He wishes Ophelia would love him.

• He does not know if he is the right fit for king.

• He cannot separate perception and reality.

• He is angry with Polonius.

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What is an example of repetition in the soliloquy?

• "To grunt and sweat"

• "No more"

• "No traveller returns"

• "To die- to sleep"

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Which of these is an example of a motif?

• "For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,

  When we have shuffled off this mortal coil"

• "To be, or not to be, that is the question:

  Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer"

• "That patient merit of th'unworthy takes,

  When he himself might his quietus make

  With a bare bodkin?"

• "Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all"

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What is a rhetorical question?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A question that is open-ended and does not need a response necessarily

• A question that can be responded to with "yes" or "no"

• An object that represents a figurative meaning

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What is an example of a rhetorical question in Hamlet's soliloquy? Cite the quote properly (Act # . Scene # . line numbers)

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How does Hamlet's soliloquy present him as a tragic hero? Write a 5-6 sentence response with 2 cited examples that support your response.

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