AP lit. Act 1 quote quiz

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“Therfore our sometime sister, now our queen, Th’ imperial jointress to this warlike state, Have we (as ‘twere witha defeated joy, With an auspicious and a dropping eye, With mirth in funeral and wtih dirge in marriage, In equal scale weighing delight and dole) Taken to wife “(I.ii.8-14)

Speaker: King Claudius

Context: giving his first speech to his subjects

Explanation: he is acknowledging that everyone is sad about the loss of King Hamlet, but everyone is happy about his wedding. He is balancing them out so they can move on.

“A little more than kin and less than kind” (I.ii.67)

Speaker: Hamlet

Context: First time seeing Hamlet. Claudius called Hamlet his son

Explanation: He is not Claudius’s son, but he is his nephew. he does not like Claudius.

“ Seems, Madam? Nay, it is. I know not seems. ‘Tis not alone my inky cloack, (good) mother, Nor customary suits of solemn black, Nor windy suspiration of focred breath, No, nor the fruitful river in the eye, Nor the dejected havior of the visage, Together with all forms, moods, (shapes) of grief, That can (denote) me truly. These indeed seem, For they are actions that a man might play; But I have that within which passes show; these but the trappings and the suits of woe.” (I.ii.79-89)

Speaker: Hamlet

Context: Mom says Why do you seem so upset? Everyone loses a father- what things seem to be vs. what things really are

Explanation: It doesn’t matter what I look like, I’m really devastatingly sad.

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(I.iii.17-24)

speaker: Laertes

Context: about to leave to France and is giving Ophelia advice on Hamlet

Explanation: Don’t trust Hamlet, because he probably won’t be able to marry you Ophelia

(I.iii.84-86)

Speaker: Polonius

Context: Giving Laertes advice before he leaves for France

Explanation: it is empty advice (Polonius likes to talk) - be yourself

(I.iii. 140-144)

Speaker: Polonius

Context: Advice to Ophelia

Explanation: Ophelia cannot see Hamlet anymore

(I.iv.100)

Speaker: Marcellus

Context: Hamlet just left with the ghost. Marcellus and Horatio are discussing the ghost and Denmark

Explanation: It is a bad omen- something bad is happening in Denmark, something shady with king Claudius, King Hamlet is literally rotting in the ground

(I. v. 42-47)

Speaker: ghost ( king hamlet?)

Context: Ghost explaining that he was murdered and is stuck in purgatory

Explanation: King Claudius killed King Hamlet and took his throne

( I.v.59-63)

Speaker: ghost

Context: talking to hamlet

Explanation: kind of replaying Hamlet’s thoughts- cannot believe his wife went to Claudius

(I.v.81-86)

Speaker: ghost

Context: explaining how he was killed to hamilet

Explanation: When he was sleeping claudius poured poison in King Hamlet’s ear- kills him. Cluadius took his life, crown, and wife all at once

(I.v.112-116)

Speaker: Hamlet

Context: King leaves talks to himself- ghost told him the truth

Explanation: fired up and ready to avenge his dad

(I.v.187-188)

Speaker: Hamlet

Context: Hamlet made Marcellus and Horatio swear to secrecy before telling them more abt the ghost

Explanation: there are more things in the world that we/you don’t understand

(I.v.209-210)

Speaker: hamlet

Context: hes talking to himself that its his duty

Explanation: His job/duty is to avenge his dads murder