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Why is Hamlet so angry with his mother in Act I Scene 2?

Identify the speaker, the context, and the significance of the following quote from Hamlet (4-6 good sentences): The spirit that I have seenMay be the devil, and the devil hath powerT’ assume a pleasing shape; yea, and perhaps,Out of my weakness and my melancholy,As he is very potent with such spirits,Abuses me to damn me. I’ll have grounds More relative than this. The play’s the thing Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.

 Identify the speaker, the context, and the significance of the following lines from Hamlet (4-6 good sentences):  Thus was I sleeping by a brother’s hand, Of life, of crown, of queen at once dispatched, Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin, Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled,                         (without final sacrament; unprepared) No reck’ning made, but sent to my account With all my imperfections on my head; O horrible, O horrible, most horrible!

Which best describes the souls Dante encounters in Canto III in the Vestibule of Hell?  

Final Exam: Essay Directions: –Choose one of the following  topics  and write a detailed, focus response that fully answers the question(s) –The response is a minimum of 400 words, but recognize that “A” essays usually go well beyond minimum standards. –Include a word count (+1 for doing so!) –Have a short introduction to the response and a short conclusion.  Do most of your writing in 2-4 body paragraphs.  Do not make your response one giant paragraph. –Put spaces between paragraphs in your response –Be sure to include specific examples from the text, and incorporate key ideas from the PowerPoints. –Do not merely summarize the plot of the work–have ideas, address the topic directly, and use the details from the text to prove your points. Go beyond information you have already mentioned on this exam. Note: you may write this essay in Microsoft Word, then copy/paste it to the appropriate space on the exam.  Topic A:   The Inferno Describe and evaluate Dante’s sympathy for Roman culture and its Trojan ancestry as it appears in the Inferno.  In your essay, be sure to : –Specifically address the fates of  the heroes from Trojan lineage such as Aeneas and Hector-how are they being “punished,” in what circle and why?  (Include Virgil in this section as well); conversely, how are Greeks warriors such as Achilles and Paris punished? Make this section one-two body paragraphs of your response.  –Identify the  three sinners who accompany Dis in the lowest level of Hell:   How specifically are they punished?  Ultimately, what is Dante’s purpose for depicting these worst sinners in such a fashion, and his purpose for the ninth circle overall?  How is Dis himself represented?  What does it reveal about Dante and his priorities with regard to Roman and Christian culture?  This section should be one-two body paragraphs of your response.  —  Offer your final thoughts:  how does Dante want to represent the Trojan and Roman ancestors in his journey to the depths of the Christian Hell?   Topic B:  Hamlet and his Interaction with Women   Analyze and explain Hamlet in relation to the two women in his life:  his mother, Gertrude, and Polonius’ daughter, Ophelia.  In your essay, be sure to do the following: –Discuss Hamlet’s feelings about his mother:  What is the source of their conflict?  How does he feel about his mother?  How does he want her to change and why?  You must discuss in detail Hamlet’s interactions with Gertrude in 3.4 in her private chamber, specifically after the death of Polonius. (two paragraphs) –Analyze Hamlet in his interaction with Ophelia.  What is the nature of his relationship with her?  How does he treat her thought the play, and why?  How does their relationship change or evolve after the death of Polonius? You must evaluate in detail Hamlet at the scene involving Ophelia’s grave. (two paragraphs) –In the conclusion, offer final thoughts: how do we understand Hamlet better based on his interaction with the women in his life?  What qualities are revealed in him, for better or for worse?  

Polonius gives several words of advice to Laertes before he leaves—“Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice” . . . . “Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” etc. What does he say “above all” is for Laertes to do?

Identify the specific context and the significance of the following quotation from the Inferno (4-6 good sentences):   If he was once as beautiful as now   he is hideous, and still turned on his Maker,    well may he be the source of every woe!   With what sense of awe I saw his head   towering above me!  for it had three faces.    one was in front, and it was fiery red

What do the two groups in Circle Four (Canto VII) say to each other?  

What did Ophelia do regarding Hamlet at her father’s command?

_________________ occurs when light travels out of a gravitational field, loses energy and its wavelength grows longer.