Hamlet Act 2 vocabulary

What is the definition of soliloquy?

• A speech given by a character alone on stage, revealing their thoughts and feelings to the audience.

• A character who contrasts with another character, often highlighting their differences.

• The main character or the central figure in a literary work.

• A character or force that opposes the protagonist, creating conflict.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the definition of foil?

• A speech given by a character alone on stage, revealing their thoughts and feelings to the audience.

• A character who contrasts with another character, often highlighting their differences.

• The main character or the central figure in a literary work.

• A character or force that opposes the protagonist, creating conflict.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the definition of protagonist?

• A speech given by a character alone on stage, revealing their thoughts and feelings to the audience.

• A character who contrasts with another character, often highlighting their differences.

• The main character or the central figure in a literary work.

• A character or force that opposes the protagonist, creating conflict.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the definition of antagonist?

• A speech given by a character alone on stage, revealing their thoughts and feelings to the audience.

• A character who contrasts with another character, often highlighting their differences.

• The main character or the central figure in a literary work.

• A character or force that opposes the protagonist, creating conflict.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the definition of motif?

• A recurring theme, subject, or idea that contributes to the overall meaning of a work.

• A character who contrasts with another character, often highlighting their differences.

• The main character or the central figure in a literary work.

• A character or force that opposes the protagonist, creating conflict.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the definition of dramatic irony?

• A recurring theme, subject, or idea that contributes to the overall meaning of a work.

• A situation in which the audience knows something that the characters do not, leading to tension and suspense.

• The underlying or implicit meaning or message conveyed through dialogue, actions, or symbolism in a literary work.

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature, used to enhance understanding or create a specific effect.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the definition of subtext?

• A recurring theme, subject, or idea that contributes to the overall meaning of a work.

• A situation in which the audience knows something that the characters do not, leading to tension and suspense.

• The underlying or implicit meaning or message conveyed through dialogue, actions, or symbolism in a literary work.

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature, used to enhance understanding or create a specific effect.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the definition of allusion?

• A recurring theme, subject, or idea that contributes to the overall meaning of a work.

• A situation in which the audience knows something that the characters do not, leading to tension and suspense.

• The underlying or implicit meaning or message conveyed through dialogue, actions, or symbolism in a literary work.

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature, used to enhance understanding or create a specific effect.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the definition of ambiguity?

• The quality of being open to more than one interpretation or having uncertain meanings.

• A character who contrasts with another character, often highlighting their differences.

• The main character or the central figure in a literary work.

• A character or force that opposes the protagonist, creating conflict.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the definition of metaphor?

• The quality of being open to more than one interpretation or having uncertain meanings.

• A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, without using 'like' or 'as'.

• The main character or the central figure in a literary work.

• A character or force that opposes the protagonist, creating conflict.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4