Question

by william shakespeare
1 as you read, identify important themes in the play and take notes to keep track of how those themes develop.
hamlet and laertes fence.
act v, scene ii.
in this part of the play, hamlet explains what happened when he was at sea. on the ship, hamlet opened and read king claudius’s letter, which asked the king of england to kill hamlet.
choose whether the summary statement uses objective language or biased language.

summary about theme development	objective	biased
if claudius and gertrude would have let hamlet grieve his father, he would have been able to move on more quickly.	○	○
hamlet would be more interesting if shakespeare would have had hamlet get over his father’s death.	○	○

Explanation:

First Summary Statement:

This statement describes an event (fighting in the grave) and its relation to a theme (grief overwhelming judgment) without adding personal opinions or subjective evaluations, so it uses objective language.

Second Summary Statement:

This statement presents a hypothetical scenario and a conclusion ("he would have been able to move on more quickly") that is a subjective opinion about what should have happened and its outcome, rather than a factual or neutral description, so it uses biased language.

Third Summary Statement:

This statement includes a personal opinion about what would make Hamlet "more interesting" and a subjective suggestion about Shakespeare's writing choices, which are not neutral or factual descriptions, so it uses biased language.

Answer:

Objective - Laertes and Hamlet fighting in Ophelia's grave helps develop the theme that grief can overwhelm people's better judgment.