Hamlet - Characters: Ophelia
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Year 9
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A worksheet focusing on Ophelia in Hamlet, including an extract from the play and analysis questions.
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Hamlet - Characters: Ophelia
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Ophelia in Hamlet
HAMLET: How now, Ophelia! What news?
OPHELIA: My lord, I do not know; but truly, I do fear it.
HAMLET: What said Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
OPHELIA: That they would call me back to the king.
HAMLET: Give me your watch, Sbreek, Sbreek!
OPHELIA: My lord, I do not know; I do fear it.
HAMLET: You speak for me.
OPHELIA: My lord, I do not know; I do fear it.
HAMLET: Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice,
And could of men choose rather: so googly
As to make my love known.
OPHELIA: My lord, I do not know; I do fear it.
HAMLET: Nay, do not think I flatter;
For what I am I am, and not for sale;
OPHELIA: My lord, I do not know; I do fear it.
HAMLET: I am sorry that with better heed and judgment
I had not coted my words.
OPHELIA: My lord, I do not know; I do fear it.
HAMLET: Farewell, dearest Ophelia.
OPHELIA: My lord, I do not know; I do fear it.
[Stage directions: Ophelia exits as Hamlet contemplates]
HAMLET: To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them. To die—to sleep,
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to: ’tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish’d.
1.
Identify one literary technique used by Shakespeare in Ophelia's speech. Provide an example from the extract.
[2 marks]2.
What does Hamlet's soliloquy reveal about his state of mind?
[2 marks]3.
Identify the stage direction that indicates Ophelia's departure.
[1 mark]4.
Which phrase in Hamlet’s speech suggests he is contemplating mortality?
[2 marks]5.
Describe the tone Hamlet adopts in his 'To be, or not to be' soliloquy.
[2 marks]6.
Identify one emotional response Ophelia might experience based on her repeated distress.
[2 marks]7.
Explain how Shakespeare uses repetition in Ophelia’s speech to convey her feelings.
8.
Evaluate the significance of Hamlet’s 'To be, or not to be' soliloquy in understanding his character development.
9.
What stage effect is created by the stage directions following Ophelia’s exit, and how does it affect the mood?
[2 marks]10.
What is the primary purpose of including Hamlet’s 'To be, or not to be' soliloquy in this worksheet?
Aa) To analyse Ophelia’s language
Bb) To explore Hamlet’s thoughts on life and death
Cc) To examine stage directions
Dd) To study Shakespeare’s word choices
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