| Definition |
Sentence |
Word |
| an acknowledged leader |
"We will obey you, dread __________," said Guildenstern. |
sovereign |
| agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
When Gertrude saw Ophelia looking so __________, her heart filled with pity. |
distraught |
| to attack violently with blows or words |
Claudius told Polonius that Ophelia was in no condition to _________ Hamlet. |
assail |
| enough to meet the needs of a situation |
"We will ask her to talk with him. That should be _________," said Claudius. |
sufficient |
| deceptive |
Polonius seemed delighted by his own _________. "I was watching through the keyhole of her bedchamber, and there I saw her take the letter from her purse." |
deviousness |
| to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
Hamlet told the actors to recite their lines exactly as he wrote them, without _________. |
improvisation |
| enduring injury with patience and without resentment; mildly |
"My lord Hamlet," said Ophelia _________. |
meekly |
| an empty or deceptive act or pretense |
Ophelia felt the tears coming. Wouldn't someone step forward and put an end to this cruel _________? she wondered. |
charade |
| to soften by the addition or influence of something |
Hamlet now knew what it felt like to have words fly out of his heart before his brain had a chance to _________ them. |
temper |
| to take on an aggressively defensive attitude |
When Hamlet told Claudius that he wouldn't make a very convincing king, Claudius _________. |
bristled |
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