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THE SCHOOL 565 Hamlet's pretended madness causes much mirth "-John- son Fully criticise this statement and give your own conception of Hamlet's character How do you account for his conduct to Ophelia ii his levity to the ghost iii his delay of vengeance Quote any lines in this place which tell for or against Shakespeare's knowledge of Latin and Greek Quote Shakespeare's description of kingly presence and compare it with those of Milton and other poets What proverbs and proverbial expressions are taken from his play Give very briefly the context in which they occur Explain the following lines analysing the construction wherever it is obscure and especially noting the words in italics Like John dreams empregnant of my cause li For who that's but queen fair sober wise Would from paddock from bat gib Such dear concernings hide We must speak by the card little more than kin and less than kind Unhouseled disappointed unauel'd Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when saw you last by the altitude of chopine Marry this is miching malicho it means mischief Remorseless treachercus lecherous kindless villain Woo'tweep woo't fight woo't fast woo't tear thyself Woo't drink up esile eat crocodile pickaxe and spade spade For and winding sheet Paraphrase In How chances it they travel their residence both in reputation and profit was better both ways Ros think their inhibition comes by the means ot the late innovation Ham Do they hold the same estimation they did when was in the city Are they so followed Ros No indeed they are not Ham How comes it do they grow rusty