Hamlet Part 2 Word Choice And Tone

Question: Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.

Polonius: Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,

But not express’d in fancy; rich, not gaudy;

For the apparel oft proclaims the man,

And they in France of the best rank and station

Are most select and generous, chief in that.

Answer: attire

Question: Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.

[Laertes:] Then weigh what loss your honour may sustain,

If with too credent ear you list his songs,

Or lose your heart …

Answer: believing

Question: To analyze tone, which things should the reader study? Check all that apply.

Answer: connotations, diction, the speaker, the topic

Question:

Answer: perusal

Question: Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.

Hamlet: Remember thee!

Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat

In this distracted globe.

Answer: head

Question:

Answer: affrighted

Question: The attitude of a text toward the subject being discussed is called

Answer: tone

Question: Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.

Ghost: I could a tale unfold whose lightest word

Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood,

Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres,

Thy knotted and combined locks to part,

And each particular hair to stand an end …

Answer: greatly disturb

Question: What is nuance?

Answer: a small or subtle difference in meaning

Question:

Answer: unhand me, gentlemen