| To be or not to be soliloquy | (We’ve already had a quiz on this but) Hamlet contemplates suicide, but does not. He now thinks he is weak and a coward |
| What does Ophelia give to Hamlet | His love letters |
| What does Hamlet yell to Ophelia | Get thee to a nunnery! |
| How does Ophelia react to Hamlet | She is very sad (kind of shaken up) and says he had everything and now he is crazy |
| How do Polonius and Claudius react to Hamlet’s madness | They want to get rid of Hamlet (send him to England) |
| What does Hamlet tell the actors to do | Act naturally (oxymoron) |
| When Hamlet is talking to the actors about how to act what is Shakespeare really saying | He hates overacting |
| In the play what is the character the king saying to his queen | I am getting old, when I die, you can remarry |
| In the play how does the character the queen reply to her king | No! I will never remarry, every time I sleep with my new husband, I am killing my first |
| What happens right before the play | A weird pantomiming show |
| What happens in the play (This is Hamlet’s write in and this pisses Claudius off) | The king’s brother kills the king by poisoning his ear |
| How does the king react to the play, what does he yell | “Give me some light” Leaves the show |
| What is the name of the show, what does Hamlet call it | The Murder of Gonzago, The Mouse Trap |
| What does Hamlet now know about Claudius | He killed his brother |
| Why does Hamlet tell Guildenstern to play a recorder | To make a point. He is saying that they are trying to play him like a recorder, but he see through their ways |
| WHAT IS THE CLIMAX | When Claudius is in the chapel praying, Hamlet has the opportunity to kill him but does not |
| Why is Claudius praying | He is “repenting” |
| Why doesn’t Hamlet kill Claudius | It is not a perfect revenge |
| After the climax where does Hamlet go | To his mother’s chamber |
| Who is hiding/spying in Gertrude’s chamber | Polonius |
| Why does Gertrude scream for help | She is fearful of Hamlet because he is acting crazy |
| Who tries to help Gertrude | Polonius |
| What happens to Polonius | Hamlet stabs and kills him |
| How is Polonius’s death ironic | He dies spying (doing what he loves) |
| How does Hamlet react to Polonius’s death | He says he is not as bad as Gertrude |
| Who did Hamlet think he stabbed | The king (does he really though… he just saw the king in the chapel. Stupid Hamlet) |
| What is the Dramatic Reverse (event in story) | Killing Polonius |
| What is Dramatic Reverse (definition) | The action that causes Hamlet’s downfall |
| Who comes in after the death of Polonius | King Hamlet’s Ghost |
| Why does Gertrude think Hamlet is going crazy (REMEMBER SHE CANT SEE THE GHOST) | He is going crazy for no reason |
| Why is the ghost there | He broke one of his requests (Cannot harm Gertrude) |
| What does Hamlet tell Gertrude (2 things) | 1. Don’t go to bed with Claudius (Oedipus complex?) 2. Don’t tell anyone he is pretending to be crazy |
Act III Hamlet
September 11, 2019