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498 INGLIS SCHOLARSHIPS What is the thought uppermost in Hamlet's mind What methods does he contemplate for escaping from it Illustrate by references What causes led to Hamlet's scepticism What form does that scepticism take How is it illustrated by his relation to Horatio Write brief comment on any one of Hamlet's soliloquies II What is the history of "King Lear" To what time does it refer and to what people How do these facts assist us to form correct estimate of the play Trace out the family resemblance between Lear and his three daughters How does the title "King Lear serve to illustrate the play Construct out of the incidental notices that occur in the play the personal history of the king before the division of his kingdom among his daughters and show how these notices illustrate his character What does the poet intend to represent by the Fool And why is he removed before the play is ended Shelley considered Lear" as the nearest approach to classical drama Examine this opinion Ill Explain the following passages and show in what play they occur "These dreadful summoners My hospitable favours There's the respect That makes calamity of so long life You should not ruffle thus am tied to the stake and must stand the course Our means secure us and our mere defects Prove our commodities This is miching mallecho it means mischief great man's memory may outlive his life half year These questions must be answered but the candidate is at liberty to make his option of or II