Hamlet Vocabulary Quiz

In “tis unmanly grief,” what does “unmanly” convey?

What does “malefaction” mean when Claudius refers to wrongdoing?

In “My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth,” what does “bloody” symbolize?

What does “commend” mean when Hamlet says “commend me to your mother”?

In the line “to thine own self be true,” what does “thine” mean?

What does “soliloquy” refer to in dramatic terms?

What does “remembrance” signify in Ophelia’s dialogue?

What does “visage” mean in the line “the formal visage of duty”?

What does “base” mean in Hamlet’s remark about human nature?

What does “kinsman” mean in reference to Claudius and Hamlet?

The word “nunnery” in Hamlet has what double meaning?

What does “ere” mean in the line “ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears”?

What does “arrant knave” mean when used insultingly?

The word “perilous” most nearly means what?

In Elizabethan English, what does “wherefore” mean?

The word “methinks” most nearly means what?

What does “drossy age” refer to in Hamlet’s criticism of Denmark?

What does “rogue” mean when Hamlet calls himself “a dull and muddy-mettled rascal”?

The word “obsequious” means what in Hamlet’s address to the King?

The word “clemency” means what when Claudius speaks of mercy?

The word “dispatch” in Hamlet’s context most nearly means what?

What does “antic disposition” mean as used by Hamlet?

In Hamlet, what does “arras” refer to?

What does “piteous” mean in context of Hamlet’s sorrow?

What does “perchance” mean in the play?

The word “beseech” most closely means what?

The word “imminent” means what in the context of Hamlet’s fate?

What does “aught” mean in Hamlet?

What does “extol” mean when Hamlet praises Horatio’s virtue?

What does “purport” mean when describing Claudius’s letter?