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This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
'But, howsoever thou pursuest this act,
Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother....'

The ghost exhorts young Hamlet not to kill his mother because

  • A. his wife is bewitched into falling for Claudius' seduction
  • B. the ghost wishes her to be left to the torment of her conscience
  • C. the ghost still loves his wife even in death
  • D. the young Hamlet will be guilty of matricide
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This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The seeming shifty structure of the play is used to

  • A. assist in the development of the characters
  • B. sustain the reader's interest
  • C. reflect the emotional and psychological state of Hamlet
  • D. slow down the pace of the plot development
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This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Claudius, though a murderer, is presented as a character

  • A. who has a superlative administrative style
  • B. with a living conscience that torments him
  • C. to whom past events have no significance
  • D. with an admirable physical appearance
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This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The call made on Hamlet to avenge his father's death makes him

  • A. purposeful
  • B. impoverished
  • C. confused
  • D. amused
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This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Hamlet: Suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature.
Here, Hamlet is urging the players to

  • A. reflect reality
  • B. be good actors
  • C. justify their actions
  • D. be creative on stage
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