Hamlet, Part 2: Word Choice and Tone assignment

What word is left out between the words but and few?

give

What connotation do these key words have?

negative

As you read the passage, highlight words that help you identify the tone. Ghost: Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast, With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts,— O wicked wit and gifts, that have the power So to seduce!—won to his shameful lust The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen. -Hamlet,William Shakespeare Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions about the passage. Which key words in the passage help you identify the tone?

A

Laertes: For Hamlet, and the trifling of his favour, Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood, A violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting, The perfume and suppliance of a minute; No more. -Hamlet,William Shakespeare Which phrases in the passage provide clues that trifling means "silliness" or "insignificance"? Check all that apply.

A C E

Based on the context, what is the best definition of shrewdly as it is used in these lines?

D

Which words best describe Polonius's tone in this passage?

D

Which words best describe the tone of the passage?

B

What is the meaning of the phrase "Bear 't"?

bear it