Hamlet Act III Vocab

I ​​ (a)   you both...That you vouchsafe your rest here in our Court/ Some little time...

• entreat

• afflict

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the title character vows to (a)   his father's death.

• avenge

• forget

• ignore

• accept

In Act III of Hamlet, what does the word 'consummation' most closely mean in the context of Hamlet's soliloquy?

• A) Completion

• B) Celebration

• C) Destruction

• D) Meditation

Which word best describes Hamlet's tone in his 'To be, or not to be' soliloquy in Act III?

• A) Joyful

• B) Contemplative

• C) Indifferent

• D) Angry

In Act III, Hamlet uses the word 'calamity' in his soliloquy. What does 'calamity' mean?

• A) Opportunity

• B) Disaster

• C) Joy

• D) Peace

What does the word 'insolence' mean as used by Hamlet in Act III?

• A) Respect

• B) Rudeness

• C) Fear

• D) Kindness

In Act III, Hamlet refers to the 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.' What literary device is being used here?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Alliteration

• D) Personification

What does the word 'pith' mean in the context of Hamlet's speech in Act III?

• A) Weakness

• B) Essence

• C) Surface

• D) Distraction

In Act III, Hamlet speaks of the 'pangs of despised love.' What does 'pangs' mean?

• A) Joys

• B) Pains

• C) Songs

• D) Gifts

Which word best describes the mood of Act III, Scene 1 in Hamlet?

• A) Lighthearted

• B) Tense

• C) Humorous

• D) Boring