Hamlet Study Guide - English IV - Dennis
Hamlet Study Guide - English IV - Dennis
Hamlet Study Guide - English IV - Dennis
• Be familiar with the plot of the play (i.e. who kills who, where major events take
place, what the motivation is for major characters, etc.)
• Be prepared to discuss the characters. That is what kind of people they are.
Whether or not they are decent or evil. Be prepared to defend yourself with
examples from the play.
• Be prepared to discuss how things “seem” in the play. Appearance vs. Reality.
• If you have been paying attention, the test is not terribly difficult. The test will be
100% Hamlet.
• Be prepared to analyze the 21 quotes we noted during our study of the play. They
are all listed below. If they end with “ETC,” this means that you should know the
ENTIRE passage, and not just the part that is on the study guide. Remember, I am
NOT asking you to memorize these passages. I am simply asking you to know who
says them, what they mean, and what is happening in the play when they are said.
Quotes:
Act I, Scene II
Act I, Scene IV
Act I, Scene V
God –
Act V, Scene I
Hamlet: Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest,
Act V, Scene I
Act V, Scene II
Hamlet: The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.
Act V, Scene II