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