Hamlet Part 5 Characteristics Of Elizabethan Drama
Question:
Answer: a new focus on secular, rather than religious, themes
performances in theaters by professional actors
exploration of human experience, as well as politics and philosophy
Question:
Answer: “gently”
“temperance”
“smoothness”
Question:
Answer: Actors should try to represent people as they really are.
Question:
Answer: “o’erstep not the modesty of nature”
“anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing”
“to hold . . . the mirror up to nature”
Question:
Answer: the interest in exploring human emotions and experiences
Question:
Answer: He shows a range of emotions over the course of the play.
Like a real person, he has a complicated and nuanced personality.
Question: Sort the characteristics of flat characters and round characters
Answer: Flat Characters:
are standard types
* are static and unchanging
* represent abstract ideas
Round Characters:
* display a range of emotions
* can grow or change
* have complex personalities
Question:
Answer: He shows a range of emotions over the course of the play.
Like a real person, he has a complicated and nuanced personality.
Question: Hamlet resolves to kill King Claudius, but then he does not take advantage of an opportunity to do so. How does this show that Hamlet is a round character?
He represents the concept of failure.
He acts in contradictory ways.
He has forgiven Claudius.
He teaches the audience a moral lesson.
Answer: He acts in contradictory ways.
Question:
Answer: He shows a range of emotions, including guilt.