| Complete title of the play | “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” |
| Where is Hamlet from? | Denmark |
| Where are the Fortinbras’ from? | Norway |
| Polonius | adviser to King Claudius |
| Who are Hamlet’s parents? | King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude |
| Who does Queen Gertrude remarry to and what do people think of this? | she married King Hamlet’s brother and people consider this incest |
| What happened to King Fortinbras? | King Hamlet killed him when Denmark and Norway were at war |
| Name of Hamlet’s castle? | Elsinore |
| Young Fortinbras | a prince who wants revenge on King Claudius for King Hamlet killing his dad |
| Who is the new king of Norway? | “uncle” Norway (uncle to young fortinbras) |
| Who are Polonius’ kids? | Laertes- sonOphelia- daughter (Hamlet’s girlfriend) |
| Horatio | Hamlet’s best friend |
| guards | open the play (Bernardo, Fransisco, and Marcellus) |
| Ghost of King Hamlet | very bad omen usually meant unfinished business |
| Why are the guards guarding Elsinore? | Young Fortinbras wants revenge and could strike at any time |
| What are the guards doing at first? | changing of the guard, it is cold and dark |
| Why is Horatio outside with the guards? | Horatio doesn’t believe the ghost of king hamlet is appearing to them but Horatio is a scholar so if the ghost appears to him it is real |
| How many times has the ghost appeared to the guards before the time with Horatio? | twice |
| What happens when the Ghost of King Hamlet appears to Horatio? | Horatio orders it to speak but it doesn’t it leaves |
| Why doesn’t the ghost speak? | it only wants to speak to hamlet |
| What is the ghost wearing? | armor= bad omen, it is preparing for battle |
| What did King Hamlet take from Norway that Young Fortinbras wants back? | a lot of land |
| What is young fortinbras like? | he is short tempered and impulsive |
| How many times overall before the time with Hamlet did the ghost appear? | 4 |
| Marcellus asks if he should do what to the ghost? | throw his weapon at it |
| What is Hamlet doing when we first meet him? | wearing black as a statement he disapproves the marriage of his mom and uncle and grieving his father |
| What is in the king’s first speech? | he says it stinks that his brother died and they are still grieving but life goes on; be careful of the Norway attack, they need to back off |
| What is Claudius trying to do in his speech to the people? | trying to smooth things over with the people about his marriage to Gertrude because people don’t like it; he thanks the audience for clapping and pretending they approve |
| About how long has King Hamlet been dead? | less than 2 months |
| What does Claudius do to show that even though he is the new king he isn’t weak? | he writes a letter to uncle fortinbras telling him to tell young fortinbras to back off or “I will kill all of you” (showing his strength) |
| How does Claudius send his message to uncle fortinbras? | with his messengers, Cornelius and Voltemand |
| What does Laertes want from the king? | he came to see claudius be crowned but now he wants to go back to school in France to study |
| What is the king’s response to Laertes? | he can go as long as polonius says he can and he did so he can go |
| What does Queen Gertrude say to Hamlet about Claudius? | be friendly with your new dad |
| What thing does Claudius say to Hamlet? | everyone loses a father don’t be stubborn; are you even a man; can’t you get over this |
| Claudius wants Hamlet to.? | think of him as his dad= NEVER GONNA HAPPEN |
| Does Claudius want Hamlet returning to school? | no he wants to keep an eye on him, Hamlet says he will stay but not for claudius, for gertrude |
| Soliloquy #1 | theme: suicide; causes of why he feels this way |
| everlasting | God |
| What does Hamlet say in soliloquy #1 about God? | God’s law is against killing yourself but if it wasn’t he would have killed himself |
| What does Hamlet say in soliloquy #1? | the world is meaningless, within a month of his father dying his mother remarries |
| What does Hamlet say his father was like? | a great king and his relationship with his mother was good and loving |
| “frailty, thy name is woman” | said by: Hamletmeaning: Gertrude remarrying within a month is being disloyal |
| What does Hamlet mean when he compared himself to Hercules? | his uncle is not like his father who was like a God |
| What does Hamlet say that foreshadows? | he says that the relationship (Gertrude and Claudius) can’t work out, it is incest |
| What is the answer when Hamlet asks why Horatio, Marcellus, and Barnardo are not in school? | Horatio says they came for the funeral (but Hamlet knows it was probably the wedding) and they explain about seeing the Ghost of King Hamlet |
| What does Laertes say to Ophelia in his monologue to her? | your relationship with Hamlet is temporary, he might not have a say in who he can marry |
| What is Laertes’ serious warning to Ophelia? | if you sleep with Hamlet you are done for because if he leaves you you are a used woman and no one will ever want you so don’t sleep with him |
| What is Ophelia’s reply to Laertes’ serious warning? | practice what you preach and don’t go sleep around in France |
| What is Polonius’ advice to his son? | don’t tell people what you are thinking, hold on to good friends, don’t look for a fight but if you are in one you better win, dress appropriately not over the top |
| Ophelia | a woman of her time, pushed around by males |
| What does Polonius tell Ophelia? | she can’t be making him look foolish and hurt his reputation |
| What is Polonius’ advice to Ophelia? | men will say anything in the heat of passion, Hamlet just wants to sleep with you |
| What does Hamlet call the ghost of king hamlet? | he says I will call you Hamlet until I know if you are a devil or my father |
| Why does Hamlet follow the ghost while his friends say he shouldn’t? | he was going to kill himself anyway, his life is worthless the ghost doesn’t scare him |
| Who goes to see if the ghost appears? | Horatio, Marcellus, and Hamlet |
| What is Claudius still doing? | drinking and partying |
| “And I am sick at heart” | said by: Francisomeaning: something is not right |
| What does Hamlet say about the color he is wearing? | whatever color he wears he will still be grieving |
| What does Claudius say Hamlet is? | heir to the thrown |
| Hamlet’s school | Wittenberg |
| “The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables” | said by: Hamletmeaning: the marriage was so quick they could reuse the food |
| What does Hamlet mean when he says “methinks I see my father” | he sees him in his dreams, Horatio thinks he is referring to the ghost |
| “Indeed sirs, but this troubles me” | said by: Hamletmeaning: his father as a ghost is a bad omen |
| “give it an understanding but no tongue” | said by: Hamletmeaning: swearing the guards to secrecy they won’t tell anyone about the ghost of king hamlet |
| “forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting” | said by: Laertesmeaning: relationship is temporary between Ophelia and Hamlet |
| “his will is not his own, for he himself is subject to his birth” | said by: Laertesmeaning: Hamlet is a prince, Ophelia is nothing |
| “be wary, then; best safety lies in fear: | said by: Laertes to Opheliameaning: be afraid of men |
| What does Polonius give advice to Laertes about money? | dont borrow or lend money you can lose relationships |
| What does Polonius say about first impressions? | they are important |
| What does Polonius say about listening? | be a good listener, give no advice |
| “This above all: to think own self be true” | said by: Poloniusmeaning: be yourself, if you do that people will like you, you aren’t phony |
| What does it show about Polonius by the fact that he asks what is going on between Ophelia and Hamlet? | he is nosy |
| What does Ophelia keep telling her father? | Hamlet loves me |
| What does Ophelia ask Polonius to do? | tell her what to think, so he does |
| “I do know, when the blood burns, how prodigal the soul lends the tongue vows” | said by: Poloniusmeaning: in the heat of passion men will say anything |
| What did Polonius do to Ophelia and Hamlet that Ophelia just goes along with? | breaks them up |
| “be thou a spirit of health or goblin be damned” | said by: Hamletmeaning: to ghost of king hamlet, are you good or evil |
| “something is rotten in the state of denmark” | said by: Marcellusmeaning: something is not right |
| What do Marcellus and Horatio do? | they follow Hamlet and the Ghost |
| What does the ghost say to Hamlet at first? | don’t feel sorry for me, just listen to what I have to say |
| Hamlet is a story about? | revenge |
| What is the ghost doing? | walking around in Purgatory, its soul is not at rest |
| What does the ghost tell Hamlet? and what is Hamlet’s response? | if you ever loved me, revenge my murder; what ever you tell me to do I’ll do it now |
| What is Hamlet’s tragic flaw? | procrastination |
| What does the Ghost say is the fake or rumor of his death? | a snake bit him and he died |
| What does the Ghost say is the real story of his death? | the King was taking an afternoon nap in his orchard when Claudius came and pored poison in his ear and the poison went through him quickly and he died |
| What is the problem with believing the ghost? | it could be evil and lying |
| What was Claudius giving Gertrude even when the king was alive? | gifts |
| What does the Ghost say of Queen Gertrude? | she might not actually be virtuous, her and Claudius might have been having an affair |
| “Haste me to know it that I with wings as swift as meditation, may sweep to my revenge” | said by: Hamletmeaning: I am going to focus on your commandment, revenge only |
| What does Hamlet say to Horatio and Marcellus? | the ghost was a real Ghost |
| What is the Ghost doing to Hamlet and the others? | following them “here and everywhere” |
| What is the biggest dilemma at the end of Act 1? | figuring out whether or not the Ghost is telling the truth |
| even the ghost calls claudius and gertrude’s relationship..? | incest |
| “O my prophetic soul!” | said by: Hamletmeaning: i knew it! |
| “thus was I, sleeping, by a brother’s hand of life, of crown, of queen at once dispatched” | said by: Ghost of King Hamletmeaning: in a split second everything he had was gone, it was stolen from him |
| “No reckoning made, but sent to my account with all my imperfections on my head” | said by: Ghost of King Hamletmeaning: he died with his sins |
| “Let not the royal bed of Denmark be a couch for luxury and damned incest” | said by: Ghost of King Hamletmeaning: don’t let Denmark go down with Claudius as king |
| Who does the ghost tell Hamlet to kill? | The ghost says to kill King Claudius but let Queen Gertrude live, let God take care of her |
| “O day and night, but this is wondrous strange” | said by: Horatiomeaning: this whole thing is weird |
| “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy” | said by: hamletmeaning: there are things you can’t understand |
| “As I perchance hereafter shall think meet to put an antic disposition on” | said by: Hamletmeaning: he is going to act crazy in front of certain people so they will let their guard down around him and he thinks it will help him figure out the truth |
| “The time is out of joint. O cursed spite that ever I was born to set it right” | said by: Hamletmeaning: Hamlet has to fix this problem the Ghost called on him |
| “Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted color off, and let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark” | said by: Queen Gertrude |
| “We pray you, throw to earth this unprevailing woe and think of us as of a father” | said by: King Claudius |
| “O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew” | said by: Hamlet |
| “That it should come to this but two months dead, nay not so much, not two” | said by: Hamlet |
| “It is not, nor it cannot come to good” | said by: Hamlet |
| “My father’s spirit- in arms! All is not well. I doubt some foul play” | said by: Hamlet |
| “I do not know my lord, what I should think” | said by: Ophelia |
| “I’ll call thee “Hamlet,” “King,” “Father,” “Royal Dane.”” | said by: Hamlet |
| “Why, what should be the fear? I do not set my life at a pin’s fee” | said by: Hamlet |
| “revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” | said by: Ghost of King Hamlet |
| “Won to his shameful lust and the will of my most seemingly-virtuous queen” | said by: Ghost of King Hamlet |
| smile here | 🙂 |
Act 1- Hamlet
September 9, 2019