王守仁英国文学选读课后答案整理后.pdf

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Geoffrey Chaucth and his
coat of mail is rust-stained, clearly showing remaining signs of past
battles.
Shakespeare Hamlet P8
1. Why is sleep so frightening, according to Hamlet, since it can
“end” the heartache and the thousand natural shocks”? Nobody can
predict what he will dream of after he falls means the
end of life, you may go to orunknown world and you can’t comeback,.If he dies, Hamlet's can't realize his will. Though “sleep” can end
the heartache and the thousand natural shocks, it is a state of mind.
Hamlet didn’t know at all. He is frightened by the possible suffering
in the long “dream”. He can’t predict what will happen in the sleep,
may be good may be evil.
2. Why would people rather bear all the sufferings of the world instead
of choosing death to get rid of them, according to Hamlet? Death is
so mysterious that nobody knows what death will bring to us. Maybe
bittersufferings,great pains,heartbreakingstories…Because people
hold the same idea? "to grunt and sweat under a weary life, but that
the dread of something after death- the undiscover’d country, form
whose bourn no traveler returns-puzzle the will, and make us rather
bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not of?” People
also are frightened by the myths in another world after death.
3. What, after all, makes people lose their determination to take
action? Please explain in relation to the so-called hesitation of
Hamlet.
Conscienceand over- wants to revenge,but doesn’t
know wants tokill hisuncle, butfinds it too risky. He lives
in despair and wants to commit suicide. However, he knows if he dies,nobodywill comforthis father’ is in face of great dilemma.
They don’t know the result after their taking the action. Such as
Hamlet, he doesn’t know what