c. Cardinal Wolsey suggests that he is absolved from responsibility for Buckingham's death when he states

Question

A. "This, and all else... is most false" (lines 24-26)

B. "The duke by law / Found his deserts" (lines 26-27)

C. "You have as little honesty as honor" (line 31)

D. "All goodness / Is poison to thy stomach" (lines 41-42)

I CHOSE A

The accuser who clearly expresses compassion toward Cardinal Wolsey is the

A. Lord Chamberlain: "Press not a falling man too far: 'tis virtue" (line 96)

B. Earl of Surrey: "I forgive him" (line 100)

C. Duke of Suffolk: "Lord Cardinal, the king's further pleasure is" (line 101 )

D. Duke of Norfolk: "So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinal" (line 110)

I CHOSE A

The Earl of Surrey's comment, "I had rather want those than my head" (line 70), is an indirect reference to the

A. fate of Wolsey

B. powerlessness of the king

C. emotional aspect of Wolsey

D. necessity for calm reasoning

I CHOSE C

Please help! Have looked over them carefully just scared if i might have made an mistake.

Answer 1

These are certainly not character's in Hamlet!

Here are a couple of websites that should help you with these characters:

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/henryviii/characters.html

and

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/henryviii/