Hamlet — Context, Tragedy, and Philosophical Concerns (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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When was Hamlet written and what genre does it belong to?
When was Hamlet written and what genre does it belong to?
c. 1600, revenge tragedy
What did Renaissance humanism emphasise?
What did Renaissance humanism emphasise?
Reason, education & human intellect
The Ghost claims to come from purgatory. Why does this create theological uncertainty for Hamlet?
The Ghost claims to come from purgatory. Why does this create theological uncertainty for Hamlet?
Protestant theology rejected purgatory
Which English monarch re-established Protestantism through the 1559 Religious Settlement?
Which English monarch re-established Protestantism through the 1559 Religious Settlement?
Elizabeth I
In Aristotelian tragedy, what is hamartia?
In Aristotelian tragedy, what is hamartia?
Tragic flaw or error in judgement
What does 'sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought' mean?
What does 'sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought' mean?
Overthinking makes action diseased/pale
Where does Hamlet's anagnorisis (recognition) occur?
Where does Hamlet's anagnorisis (recognition) occur?
Graveyard scene with Yorick's skull
Which quote establishes the being-versus-seeming theme?
Which quote establishes the being-versus-seeming theme?
'Seems, madam? I know not seems'
According to Renaissance humoral theory, what caused melancholia?
According to Renaissance humoral theory, what caused melancholia?
Excess black bile
What biblical concept does Hamlet accept in Act 5 to resolve his philosophical crisis?
What biblical concept does Hamlet accept in Act 5 to resolve his philosophical crisis?
Divine providence