Student Name: *Student ID: *1.Laertes says that to be calm would show that he isintimidated by the Kingas weak as his motherunsure of the King’s guiltnot a legitimate sondoubtful of his origins2.Which of the following lines from the passage most suggests that Laertes believes the King is responsible for the death of his father?“But not by him.” (line 24)“Let him demand his fill.” (line 25)“How came he dead? I’ll not be juggled with.” (line 26)“Let come what comes, only I’ll be reveng’d” (line 31)“To his good friends thus wide I’ll ope my arms” (line 44)3.In line 30, “both the worlds” most likely refers to the worlds ofallegiance and damnationDenmark and Englandheaven and hellthis life and the nextroyalty and the common people4.In line 35, the word “husband” could most accurately be restated aswedconservecollectsharecherish5.The most likely meaning of lines 64-65 is thatOphelia’s death will occur soonLaertes will try to help OpheliaOphelia’s wits have died with PoloniusOphelia has come seeking LaertesLaertes will avenge his father’s death6.The direct addresses made by Laertes in lines 56-65 primarily revealhow distressed he feels about Ophelia’s conditionhow paralyzed he feels by the situationhow unsurprised he is by Ophelia’s conditionhis belief in the wisdom of what Ophelia has saidhis belief that women are more frail than men7.The King’s vow to help Laertes is most ironic in light of the King’streatment of Polonius when he was alivesuperior position to that of Poloniusrole in his own brother’s murderknowledge that Hamlet is the killerpreference of Laertes over Hamlet
