| 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 |
