Abeyance-(N.) A state of temporary disuse
or suspension.
Hamlet's attitude toward his mother was sort of an abeyance knowing she married his uncle promptly after the death of Hamlet Sr.
Ambivalent- (Adj.) Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Ambivalent- (Adj.) Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Ophelia has ambivalent thoughts towards Hamlet and what she is told by from her father.
Beleaguer- (V.) Beset with difficulties
Beleaguer- (V.) Beset with difficulties
Hamlet is always beleaguered with conflicts one after another.
Carte blanche- (N.) Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.
Carte blanche- (N.) Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.
Hamlet would be emotionally wrecked and crazy if he had a carte blanche outlook on everything.
Cataclysm- (N.) A sudden violent upheaval, esp. in a political or social context
Cataclysm- (N.) A sudden violent upheaval, esp. in a political or social context
There was a cataclysm when Hamlet found out that his uncle had killed his father.
Debauch- (V.) Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
(N.) A bout of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, esp. eating and drinking
If I was in Hamlet's shoes I would feel the need to debauch everything in my surroundings.
éclat- (N.) brilliant or conspicuous success
It is going to take Hamlet a lot of planning and lying in order for the death of his uncle to come true.
éclat- (N.) brilliant or conspicuous success
It is going to take Hamlet a lot of planning and lying in order for the death of his uncle to come true.
Fastidious- (Adj.) Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
It is important for Hamlet to be fastidious about what he does.
Gambol- (V.) Run or jump about playfully
As Hamlet walks around the town, he sees children gamboling.
Imbue- (V.) Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality: "imbued with deep piety".
The ghost of Hamlet's father has imbued Hamelt into directions that make everyone think he is crazy.
Inchoate- (Adj.) Just begun and so not fully formed or developed
The revenge for Hamlet's father was inchoate.
Lampoon- (V.) Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule or sarcasm.
(N.) A speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way
It id not proper to lampoon someone even if everyone agreed.
Malleable- (Adj.) Easily influenced; pliable
I think both Hamlet and Ophelia are malleable characters.
Nemesis- (N.) The inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall
King Claudius is the nemesis of Hamlet.
Opt- (V.) Make a choice from a range of possibilities
Hamlet can opt from all the possibilites to kill Claudius.
Philistine- (N.) A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
Philistine- (N.) A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
In a way, Hamlet is philistine from his mother and uncle in a way that he doesn't want anything to do with them because of his emotions and anger.
Picaresque- (Adj.) Of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero
Picaresque- (Adj.) Of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero
The play, Hamlet is picaresque.
Queasy- (Adj.) Nauseated; feeling sick
Ophelia felt queasy many times.
Queasy- (Adj.) Nauseated; feeling sick
Ophelia felt queasy many times.
Refractory- (Adj.) Stubborn or unmanageable
Hamlet is refractory.
Savoir-faire- (N.) The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.
Hamlet does not have savoir-faire when it comes to speaking in the same room as his mother and uncle.
