1. Hamlet: Act IV Vocab

2. discord (noun)
disagreement; difference of opinion

3. dismay (verb)
to break down the courage of completely
dismay (noun)
complete loss of courage

4. garrisoned (adjective)
to be occupied with troops

5. exhort (verb)
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly

6. imminent (adjective)
likely to occur at any moment

7. conjectures (noun)
an opinion that has been expressed without proof

8. superfluous (adjective)
unnecessary or needless

9. incensed (adjective)
angry or enraged

10. obscure (adjective)
not well known

11. abate (verb)
to reduce the amount

12. remiss (adjective)
negligent; careless

13. foil: another character in a story who contrasts with the main character, usually to highlight one of their attributes

14. irony: the difference between what is expected to be true and what really is true

15. irony vs. coincidence:
Situational irony is when the end of a situation is VERY different than what you would expect.
You had an expectation. 

16. irony vs. coincidence:
A coincidence is when two unlikely activities share similarities. Those similarities were not expected because there were no expectations at all.

17. Coincidence or Irony?
You friend falls. You laugh at him. And then you fall.

18. Coincidence or Irony?
Your friend falls. You laugh at him. And then you fall.
Coincidence. What do you expect in this situation? You cannot expect to fall simply because you laughed at your friend. Although you probably deserve to fall since  you laughed! Just kidding.

19. Coincidence or Irony?
Your friend’s father is a gardener, but all of the plants at your friend’s house are dying.

20. Coincidence or Irony?
Your friend’s father is a gardener, but all of the plants at your friend’s house are dying.
Ironic. You would expect your friend’s house to have beautiful, lush plants, right? It is ironic that the house is full of brown, sickly plants

21. Coincidence or Irony?
You have a fear of long words. The name for this fear is Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. (No joke!)

22. Coincidence or Irony?
You have a fear of long words. The name for this fear is Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. (No joke!)
Ironic. What would you expect the name for the fear of long words to be? Probably something short! Therefore, this is ironic.

23. Coincidence or Irony?
A chili farmer hates spicy food.

24. Coincidence or Irony?
A chili farmer hates spicy food.
Ironic. You would probably expect the chili farmer to have a love (or at least a small enjoyment) of chilies. This is not the case, so it is ironic.

25. Coincidence or Irony?
A man named “Art” is an artist.

26. Coincidence or Irony?
A man named “Art” is an artist.
Coincidence. What can you expect from a man named Art? Nothing, really except that his name is Art. Since we cannot predict anything from the name, we cannot have a surprise prediction. Therefore, we cannot have irony.