Monday, May 5, 2014

HAMLET, Act 5, Scene Questions





HAMLET, ACT 5, SCENE 1
Translate into contemporary English the following:
1.
Page 247
Hamlet: lines 140 – 146
To whom is he speaking? About whom?
2.
Page 249
Grave digger and Hamlet: lines 168 – 178
What is the question Hamlet poses to the grave digger?
According to the Grave digger, whose skin lasts the longest?
Why?
3.
Page 251
Hamlet: lines 216 – 223
Why does he say that? What does he mean by this?
4.
Page 253
Doctor: lines 233 – 242

5.
Page 257
Gertrude: lines 302 – 306
About whom is she speaking? What situation is she discussing?

HAMLET; Act 5, Scene 2
Translate the following passages into contemporary English:
1. Page 259; lines 15 - 28; Hamlet
2. Page 261; lines 33 - 62; Hamlet
3. How does Hamlet feel about the deaths of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
4. Page 271; lines 200 - 208; Hamlet
5. What is Hamlet saying about Osric and people like Osric?
6. Page 283; lines 389 - 395; Hamlet
7. To whom does Hamlet bequeath the throne?
8. What does Hamlet tell us about death?

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