Hamlet Vocabulary Review Part 1

shameless; insolent; disrespectful

outcome; final result

tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable

waste material

unusual in character or appearance

The ________ speech Claudius delivers concerning his marriage to Gertrude enrages Hamlet.

a model of excellence or perfection

weary from overuse; dissipated

showy; pretentious

a rule guiding conduct or imposing a standard

Hamlet tells Polonius to take good care of the players, preferring a bad ____ after he is dead.

still in existence

important to the issue at hand, pertinent

During The Murder of Gonzago, Hamlet explains that the story is an old one but is still______.

an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the deceased

completely unknown, total forgetfulness