Key Quotations (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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Besides direct quotes, how can students show textual knowledge in Hamlet exams?
Besides direct quotes, how can students show textual knowledge in Hamlet exams?
Summarising, paraphrasing & plot events
Why is Polonius's advice 'to thine own self be true' deeply ironic?
Why is Polonius's advice 'to thine own self be true' deeply ironic?
Polonius himself is often deceitful
What literary device does Hamlet use in 'Seems, Madam? Nay, it is. I know not seems'?
What literary device does Hamlet use in 'Seems, Madam? Nay, it is. I know not seems'?
Antithesis
Who says 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks' while watching the play-within-a-play?
Who says 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks' while watching the play-within-a-play?
Queen Gertrude
Who speaks 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark' and what does the rot represent?
Who speaks 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark' and what does the rot represent?
Marcellus; moral corruption spreading
What fundamental question does Hamlet contemplate in 'To be or not to be'?
What fundamental question does Hamlet contemplate in 'To be or not to be'?
Whether to endure life or choose death
Who says 'Goodnight, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest'?
Who says 'Goodnight, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest'?
Horatio upon Hamlet's death
What does Hamlet's line 'Frailty, thy name is woman!' primarily reveal about him?
What does Hamlet's line 'Frailty, thy name is woman!' primarily reveal about him?
Disillusionment with women, esp. Gertrude
What does 'Though this be madness, yet there is method in't' suggest about Hamlet?
What does 'Though this be madness, yet there is method in't' suggest about Hamlet?
He's feigning madness for a purpose
How are the key quotations in Hamlet organised for effective revision?
How are the key quotations in Hamlet organised for effective revision?
By theme (appearance, order, mortality etc)