Hamlet | “There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, /Rough-hew them how we will.” (who said) |
Claudius | “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below:/ Words without thoughts never to heaven go.” (who said) |
Ophelia | “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance; / …and here’s pansies, that’s for thoughts.” (who said) |
Horatio | “Now cracks a noble heart.” (who said) |
Polonius | “To thine ownself be true, / And it must follow, as the night the day, / Thou canst not then be false to any man.” (who said) |
Hamlet | “His doublet all unbraced, no hat upon his head, his stockings foul’d, ungarter’d and down-gyved to his ankle…” (describes which character) |
Ophelia | “her clothes spread wide, / And, mermaid-like, while they bore her up;…” (describes which character) |
Ghost | “A figure…armed at point, exactly, Cap-a-pe…” (describes which character) |
Polonius | “That great baby you see there is not yet out of his swaddling-clouts.” (describes which character) |
Claudius | “A bosom black as death! O limed soul, that, struggling to be free, art more engaged.” (describes which character) |
Gertrude | Queen of Denmark |
Bernardo | officer and member of the king’s guard |
Francisco | soldier |
Voltemand | courtier Danish councillor and ambassador to Norway |
Horatio | Hamlet’s friend |
Polonius | Lord Chamberlain |
Laertes | Ophelia’s brother |
Reynaldo | a servant to Polonius |
Hamlet | Prince of Denmark |
Fortinbras | becomes king |
Yorick | skull in graveyard belongs to |
letters to England | delivered by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
poison wine | kills Gertrude |
The Mouse-Trap | nickname for the “play” |
rapier | kills Laertes |
armor | identifies the ghost (what is the ghost wearing) |
flowers | part of Ophelia’s mad scene (symbolic) |
revenge | When Hamlet talks to the ghost he promises this? |
that the king (Claudius) is guilty of murdering King Hamlet | What does The Mouse Trap convince Hamlet and Horatio of? |
spying on Gertrude and Hamlet | Polonius is unjustly killed because he is |
1. Claudius’ Coronation 2. To avenge his father’s death | Laertes returns to his own country twice in the play. Why? |
to have him killed | Why does Claudius send Hamlet to England? |
Horatio | Hamlet’s friend who is still alive at the end of the play |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern | These two characters are called dummies or puppets |
strong | Is Claudius a strong or weak character? |
when the cock crows | When does the ghost disappear? |
the devil | Who does Hamlet fear may have sent the ghost? |
Ophelia | Unlike Hamlet, this character is not pretending to be mad. |
insane | What does Hamlet’s mother feel has become of him? |
King Hamlet | Who was killed by poison poured into his ear as he slept in a garden? |
brothers | How were King Hamlet and Claudius related? |
Claudius | Who is to blame for the death of Polonius? |
the queen | Who does not know the wine is poisoned when she drinks it? |
Fortinbras | Because of his leadership abilities in war, this character is considered aggressive. |
Laertes | Who does Claudius use as a tool to kill Hamlet? |
obedient | What kind of daughter is Ophelia? |
as a means to reveal the truth | Why is the ghost introduced to Hamlet? |
fond of her | How does the queen feel toward Ophelia? |
Horatio | Who is Hamlet’s true friend? |
weak and easily influenced | How could the queen’s character be described? |
after meeting with the ghost | When does Hamlet initially feign madness? |
he admits his guilt | How do we know for sure that Claudius is guilty of murder? |
no, she never sees the ghost (the ghost is invisible to Gertrude when Hamlet is talking to it in her presence) | Does Gertrude ever see the ghost? |
hell | The ghost is in Purgatory waiting to ascend to ____. |
Hamlet | Who does Laertes believe murdered his father? |
Reynaldo | Who goes to France to spy on Laertes? |
Marcellus | Who says, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”? |
not to believe in his love | What does Polonius tell Ophelia about Hamlet? |
Polonius | Who says, “Though this is madness, yet there is a method in it.”? |
Hamlet | Horatio says this quote to whom? “Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing me to my rest.” |
Poland | Where does Fortinbras conquer land? |
Laertes and Fortinbras | Which two characters seem more decisive and resolute than Hamlet? |
Fortinbras | Who is Hamlet is sure will win the election as the next king? |
Denmark | Where does the story take place? |
king | Who does the play presented by the strolling players deal with the murder of? |
tragedy | What genre of play is Hamlet? |
himself | Who causes Polonius’ death? |
his uncle and step-father | How is Claudius related to Hamlet? (two relations) |
hiding from the king | Why is Hamlet in the cemetery? |
two army officers | Who is the ghost first seen by at the beginning of the play? |
reveals Hamlet’s forgiving personality | What does Hamlet’s apology to Laertes before the play reveal about Hamlet? |
Hamlet’s father | Who does the apparition look like? |
he is insane | What does Polonius think about Hamlet’s character? |
Norway | What country is Fortinbras the prince of? |
foolish | How would you describe Polonius’ character in one word (clever, powerful, foolish)? |
soliloquies | How is Hamlet’s character best developed by? (Where in the play do we find out the most about Hamlet?) |
dignified | Would you describe the ghost as meek, hateful or dignified? |
she is in love with him | How would you describe Ophelia’s feelings toward Hamlet? |
both good and evil | In Hamlet’s first soliloquy, how does Hamlet see the world? |
Horatio is a true friend | Why is Horatio interested in Hamlet? |
drowning | How does Ophelia die? |
he wants to send Claudius’ soul to damnation | Why does Hamlet not kill Claudius while Claudius is praying? |
he dies | After being reconciled with his mother, what happens to Hamlet? |
The Mouse Trap | What show does Hamlet put on to obtain evidence of the king’s guilt? |
stays alive to tell Hamlet’s story | At the end of the story what happens to Horatio? |
Horatio | Who understands Hamlet’s true character the best? |
drinking poison | How does the queen die? |
Hamlet | A thoughtful student describes which character? |
the ghost | What character introduces the theme of supernaturalism? |
leave the queen alone | What specific instructions does the ghost tell Hamlet? |
talks too much | Instead of taking action, Hamlet… |
grief | Why does Laertes plot the duel? |
Hamlet | Who kills Polonius? |
5 months | How many months does the play cover? |
his mother | Who is Hamlet with when he sees his father’s ghost a second time? |
revenge | The main theme of the play is….. |
Laertes and Hamlet | Who does Claudius suggest a fencing match between? |
determination | Why does Hamlet fail in his motives? Is it a lack of power, determination, or help? |
Hamlet
July 24, 2019