Hamlet part 2: Word choice and tone
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. - ANSWERSattire
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 ... - ANSWERSbelieving
To analyze tone, which things should the reader study? Check all that apply. -
ANSWERSconnotations, diction, the speaker, the topic
Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.
Ophelia: And, with his other hand thus o'er his brow,
He falls to such perusal of my face
As he would draw it. Long stay'd he so;
At last, a little shaking of mine arm,
And thrice his head thus waving up and down,
He rais'd a sigh so piteous and profound
That it did seem to shatter all his bulk
And end his being. - ANSWERSperusal
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. - ANSWERShead
Read the passage from Hamlet, Act II, Scene i.
Polonius: How now, Ophelia! what's the matter?
Ophelia: Alas! my lord, I have been so affrighted.
Polonius: With what, in the name of God?
Ophelia: My lord, as I was sewing in my closet,
Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbrac'd;
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. - ANSWERSattire
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 ... - ANSWERSbelieving
To analyze tone, which things should the reader study? Check all that apply. -
ANSWERSconnotations, diction, the speaker, the topic
Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.
Ophelia: And, with his other hand thus o'er his brow,
He falls to such perusal of my face
As he would draw it. Long stay'd he so;
At last, a little shaking of mine arm,
And thrice his head thus waving up and down,
He rais'd a sigh so piteous and profound
That it did seem to shatter all his bulk
And end his being. - ANSWERSperusal
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. - ANSWERShead
Read the passage from Hamlet, Act II, Scene i.
Polonius: How now, Ophelia! what's the matter?
Ophelia: Alas! my lord, I have been so affrighted.
Polonius: With what, in the name of God?
Ophelia: My lord, as I was sewing in my closet,
Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbrac'd;
