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English Literature OCR Hamlet Critics, Quotes, and Analysis
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These are my complete notes for Hamlet, for OCR English Literature, Drama and Poetry pre-1900. I used these notes and got an A* in my exam in 2022! 
 
The most important assessment objectives for these questions are AO1, AO2, and AO5. I have included for each of the main characters (eg. Hamlet, Claudius, the Ghost, Ophelia, etc.) and the main themes (Kingship and power, revenge, women, comedy, tragedy): 
 
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women in hamlet exam questions with correct answers
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C.L. Barber: "Shakespeare's art is distinguished by the intensity of... - ANSWER-...its investment in the human family" 
 
explanation for: C. L. Barber: "Shakespeare's art is distinguished by the intensity of its investment in the human family" - ANSWER-Hamlet is concerned both by the external and internal threats to Elsinore 
A play about Kings and court which develops on, and explores the philosophy of the family 
Women were expected to remain confined to the domestic sphere, thus femal...
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Hamlet THEMES The Women in Hamlet Exam Questions with Verified Answers
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Shakespeare's Women - ANSWER-Shakespeare's women are usually all feisty, decisive and outspoken. Shortly before writing Hamlet Shakespeare wrote As You Like It which included a major part Rosalind's, with over a quarter of the plays lines. 
 
Hamlet's Problematic Women: Ophelia - ANSWER-Ophelia in the first three acts is mostly silent and submissive to assertive female figures. Her role in the play is largely passive until her madness is used dramatically in Act IV and Act V Scene 1 to creat...
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HAZWOPER 40 - Lesson 19: Fire Protection
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Lesson Description 
This lesson, Fire Protection, outlines OSHA requirements regarding both portable and stationary fire extinguishing systems. After a brief history of why OSHA-mandated fire protection procedures have been established, students are introduced to the fundamentals of the fire triangle, how fires are classified, types of fire extinguishers (FEs), and how to use FEs correctly. Furthermore, different types of stationary fire protection systems are reviewed. Finally, fire detection s...
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Hamlet AO5 Gender, Women, Ophelia and Gertrude Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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What does critic Elaine Showalter state about Hamlet's relationship with femininity? - ANSWER-- Hamlet's disgust at women is out of his own "disgust at the feminine passivity in himself" 
 
What ideas and themes does Elaine Showalter's quote (Hamlet's disgust at women is out of his own "disgust at the feminine passivity in himself") link to? Is it valid? - ANSWER-- "Frailty thy name is woman" 
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English – Hamlet Quotes
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1.	Ophelia Quotes and character de- scription 
 
 
English – Hamlet Quotes 
 
Ophelia 
Obeys her father and Laertes 
Her death symbolizes the being free of the manipulation that is forced upon her 
Represents femininity (innocence) 
What the Elizabethan audience expects of a women 
Foil character to Hamlet for madness, does as she is told, whereas Hamlet does not follow 
Also a Foil to Gertrude 
 
 
 
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"I do not know, my lord, what should I think" " I shall obey my lord" 
"I did ...
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Praxis 5038 - Historical Periods & Authors, Works Already Graded A
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Praxis 5038 - Historical Periods & Authors, Works Already Graded A Ancient World Literature Homer Aristotle Plato 
Medieval & Early Modern World Literature Dante "Inferno" Martin Luther "Speech at the Diet" Machiavelli "The Prince" 
Old English Period (450-1066) Beowulf "The Wanderer" 
Middle English Period () Chaucer "Canterbury Tales" 
"The Cuckoo Song" 
The Renaissance - British () Shakespeare "Hamlet" "Macbeth" Milton "Paradise Lost" Carew "An Elegy upon the Death of the D...
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Women in Shakespeare Exam Questions and Answers
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- ANSWER-In Elizabethan time, women were considered as the weaker sex and dangerous, because their sexuality was supposedly mystic and therefore feared by men. Women of that era were supposed to represent virtues like obedience, silence, sexual chastity, piety, humility, constancy, and patience. 
 
Hamlet - ANSWER-In Shakespeare's Hamlet, women are portrayed as weak, foolish, easily manipulated, and dependent on men through their behaviors and interactions with the male characters. 
 
Women in ...
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Oedipus Questions and Answers 2024
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Oedipus Questions and Answers 2024 
INTRODUCTION TO GREEK THEATER 
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dramatic action 
the events of a drama 
 
 
 
theme 
a central idea or underlying truth that unifies and controls a literary work 
 
 
 
The Greek word theatron forms the root for our word _____. 
theater 
 
 
 
The masks used by actors _____. 
depicted exaggerated, emotional facial expressions 
 
 
 
The Greek god Dionysus is generally associated with _____. 
the harvest and wine 
 
 
 
How are men and women related t...
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women and gender in hamlet exam questions with correct answers
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Overview - ANSWER-Shakespeare's tragedy 'Hamlet' depicts a rigid, patriarchal setting of Elsinore, dominated by male characters grappling with revenge and tormented by power. Often lesser considered however, are the two integral female characters- Ophelia and Gertrude- arguably imprisoned by the constraints of the male world and unable to exert any autonomy or rid themselves of the control imposed upon them. 
 
Overview of Ophelia - ANSWER-She is perhaps a victim of the sexual politics of her...
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