| who is the Prince of Denmark who has lost his father? | Hamlet |
| Who is Lord Chamberlain and chief councelor to Claudius? | Polonius |
| who is the daughter of Polonius | Ophelia |
| who does Polonius send to Paris to report on laertes conduct? | Reynaldo |
| who is hamlets mother | gertrude |
| who is ophelias brother | laertes |
| who is hamlets uncle | claudius |
| who came to Elsinore to help the king find out waht hamlets trouble was? | rosencrantz and guildenstern |
| who was the prince of norway who lost his father | fortinbras |
| who umpired the fencing match between Hamlet and Laertes | osric |
| who was a student and loyal friend to hamlet | horatio |
| what arrangement does hamlet make with player 1 | to change the lines to reanact what happend to his father |
| give two reasons hamlet is upset | his father died uncle married his mother |
| what do the king and polonius decide about hamlets condition after eavesdropping on hamlet and ophelia | that he is not lovesicck but has some other deep trouble |
| paraphrase hamlets famous “to be or not to be” soliloquy | he is contemplating suicide, which is better: a miserable life or an unknown death? |
| what does the ghost tell hamlet | that claudius murdered him |
| why have rosencrantz and guildenstern come to the castle | because the king called them to find out why hamlet is acting so strange |
| what two things does hamlet make horatio swear | not to tell about the ghost and not to tell about his plans to be mad and to go along with them |
| what is polonius plan for testing his theory about hamlets madness | he wants hamlet to meet with ophelia and he will eavesdrop |
| what does hamlet do to rosencrantz and guildenstern | kills them |
| what causes hamlet to say “my thoughts be bloddy or be nothing worth” | fortinbras is fighting over something worth nothing (land) but hasnt done anything about his fathers death |
| wht plan do the king and kaertes have to kill hamlet | poison a drink and give it to him when he wins the duel and then they will put poison on laertes (opponents) sword so if he does not will he will still die |
| how does the king console laertes after laertes and hamlet are separated | says not to worry that the right time to kill hamlet will come |
| what was the kings reaction to the play | he freaked out and turns on the light and has to leave |
| what did hamlet and horatio decide about the kings reaction to the play meant | that the ghost is right and he is guilty |
| what did hamlet want his mother to do | stop being married to claudius |
| how does polonius die | hamlet thinks he is claudius behind the curtain and kills him throught the curtain |
| what does hamlet do with polonius body after he has killed him | draggs him off and hides the body |
| why doesnt hamlet kill the king when he is kneeling & what is ironic about this | because he was praying and he wants to kill him without last chance of confession & the irony is that the king is not actually guilty because if he really was, he would be willing to give up everything he gained |
| why does hamlet jump into ophelias grave | wants to show that he is just as upset as laertes |
| what happens to gertrude | drinks poison from cup meant for hamlet |
| what happens to laertes | was killed by poison on sword |
| what happens to hamlet | killed by poison on sword |
| what happens to claudius | killed by hamlet, sword |
| who goes crazy and drowns | ophelia |
| who tells hamlet of the wager the king made on hamlets behalf | osric |
| “i will speak daggers to her, but use none” | hamlet talking about gertrude |
| who is Bernardo | guard solder at Elsinore |
| who is Marcellus | guard soldier at Elsinore |
| who is Francisco | guard soldier at Elsinore |
| who is horatio | hamlets friend |
| who is king hamlet | hamlets father that was murdered prior to the beginning of the play |
| what had bernardo seen at a prior watch | king hamlets ghost |
| why does marcellus think horatio should speak to the ghosst | because he is a scholar who should know the proper way to address a ghost |
| who is king claudius | king hamlets brother and hamlets uncle. he came to the throne and married king hamlets wife after king hamlets death |
| who is gertrude | hamlets mother |
| who is laertes | polonius son |
| who is polonius | Lord Chamerlain |
| where does claudiius send cornelius and voltemand | he sends them to the king of norway with letters asking the king to try to keep young fortinbras from going to battle |
| what does the king tell hamlet at the funeral | tells him not to grieve so much about his fathers death and it is time to think of other things. he says he wants hamlet to think of him as his fatherr and to remain at cheerful Elsinor for a while longer |
| what news does horatio bring hamlet | that they saw king hamlets ghost |
| what does hamlet decide to do after he hears horatios news | he decides to go one watch with the guards at midnigh in hopes of seeing the ghost himself |
| what is laertes advice to ophelia | he warns her to stay away from hamlet and tells her to protect her virtue |
| what is polonius advice to laertes | tells him not to always voice his thoughts, to be familliar bt not vulgar to hold on to his cloest firneds to beware of getting into qarrels to listen to everyone but not to always give advice to listen to others opinions without always judging them to buy good clothes and to not be a borrower or lender and above all else to his own self be true |
| at the end of act I scene III ophelia agrees to “obey” what will she do | she agrees to obey polonius wish that she would stay away from hamlet and reject his affections |
| what did the ghost tell hamlet | the ghost told hamlet that king hamlet was murdered by claudius and it asked hamlet to avenge his murder |
| hamlet swears horatio two things. what are they | he swears him to secrecy about tthe events of this evening (ghost) and to go along with him if he should pretend to be crazy |
| where does polonius send reynaldo and why | to paris to spy on laertes |
| how does ophelia describe hamlets behavior | “as if he had loosed out of hell” |
| why does polonius think Hamlet is “mad” | because they think ophelias rejections are too much and he is lovesick |
| after claudius sends cornelius and voltimand to norway, what is the report they come back with | that fortinbras is no longer attacking denmark but is now attackng Poland |
| what play does hamlet reqest of the players | murder of gonzago |
| what message do rosencrantz and guildenstern caryy to the king and what is his response? | hamlet wants the king and gerrtrude to see the play and he says yes |
| what is gerturdes hope for hamlet | hopes that ophelia is the reason for hamlets behavior |
| what is opelia retending to do when hamlet enters | reading an book |
| describe hamlets tone when he speaks to ophelia | angry, rude, aggressive |
| what does hamlet tell Ophelia | that he does not love her and she shouldnt marry and she should so to a nunnery |
| what instructions does hamlet give horatio during the play | to watch claudius for his reactions during the play |
| what literary role did polonius once play | julius caesar |
| wheere was hamlet during the play | with ophelia by her feet with his head on her lap |
| what name of the play does hamlet give his mother | the mousetrap |
| when hamlet arrives to his mothers private chamberr, how does he act? | angry becuse of the remairrage |
| waht does gertrude do when hamlet is in her chamber | cries for help |
| what does hamlet think of rosencrantz and guildenstern | that they are sponges and fools |
| why must the king ‘not put the stong arm on’ hamlet | so nobody notices |
| when the king asks hamlet where polonius is what is his answer? | at dinner in Heaven |
| what is the content of the letters the king sends with rosencrantz and guildenstern to england with hamlet | he wants hamlet to be killed as soon as he reaches england |
| what is the content of hamlets letter to horatio | he escaped on to a pirate ship and wants him to give the letters to king and queen to go see him |
| Laertes thinks that ophelia should have a better funeral servvice. what is the priests answer | she is lucky to even be gettingn one this good |
| what did hamlet do to rosencrantz and guildenstern | he switched his execution letter with one that said they were to be executed instead |
| who does hamlet recomend to the throne | fortinbras |
| describe the realationship between hamlet and his mother | Hamlet is upset with his mother for marrying her husbands brother so soon after he died and hamlet finds it morally offensive calling it “incestuous” |
| compare and contrast horatio and hamlet | COMPARE-both characters in the playCONTRAST-hamlet is impulsive and horatio is very thoughtful and doesnt rush into things-hamlet is a main character in the story while horatio is in the background |
| describe hamlets relationship with ophelia | Hamlet did love Ophelia “i loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers, if you added all thier love together, couldnt match mine” (act 5) but throughout the play hamlet treats her horribly telling her she should never marry and go to a nunnery. i think Ophelia could have loved him if is wasnt for her father and brother that kept telling her to stay away from him |
| explain why hamlet is a tradgedy | it has a seious/somber theme, hamlet is grieving over his fathers death and his mothers hasty descision to marry his uncle so he is very depressed and then finds out that claudius killed his father which is even more sadness the hero has a major flaw, procrastination to handle what needed to be donehero is destined for destruction, before the duel he accepts his fate that he is going to die |
| explain what hamlets problem(s) is (are) | the innability to actwhen the ghost comes to him and tells about his death and asks him to avenge him, he agrees to do so but as the play goes on he realizes that it is difficult to execute this task, the proof of this is he acts crazy, then the mouse trap scene, then is sent to england because of his faking of him being crazy which just delays things more |
| who is the most imprtant character in the play besides hamlet | i think one of the most important characters in thhe play, even though he didnt have a very big part, is the ghost of king hamlet. without the ghost, we would have never found out that claudius killed the king and there would be no story, everyone would jsut be living their lives without ever knowing |
| what is one theme in hamlet. give examples | one theme in hamlet is revenge. hamlet plans to get rrevenge for his fathers death. Laertes wants to kill hamlet to get revenge for his fathers death |
| waht is the main conflict in hamlet | i think the main conflict in hamlet is the stuggle within hamlet himself. whether he is a murderer or a peaceful soul. thats why he has the soliloquy contemplating death |
| was hamlet “mad” defend answer | no i do not think he was because he talked how he was just going to act mad and he had people going along with his plan and others believed him. but also i think that he did have some moments where he really acted kind of mad because he has gone through so much in such little time and he doesnt know what to do |
| who gave the advice “neither a borrower or a lender be” & who was he talking to | polonius to laertes |
| who sadi “to thy own self be true” & who was he adressing | polonius to laertes |
| who said “something is rotten in the state of Denmark” | marcellus |
| what is king hamlets ghosts punishment | to roam at nigh/ live in fire/ pay for foul deeds |
| how do the people think king hamlet died | serpent |
| How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, Seem to me all the uses of this world! | hamlet |
| Thrift, thrift, Horatio! the funeral baked meats Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables. | Hamlet |
| Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, | Polonius to Laertes |
| Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder | ghost to hamlet |
| Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught: leave her to heaven And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge, To prick and sting her. Fare thee well at once! | ghost telling him to punish claudius but not his mother |
| though this be madness, yet there is method in’t | polonius |
| the play’s the thingwherein i’ll cathc the conscience of the King | Hamlet |
| Madness in great ones must not unwatch’d go. | claudius |
| The lady protests too much, methinks. | gertrude |
| My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go. | king |
| I must be cruel, only to be kind | hamlet |
| Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: | hamlet |
| The cat will mew and dog will have his day. | hamlet |
| The drink, the drink! I am poison’d. | queen |
| the king, the king’s to blame. | Laertes |
Hamlet
July 25, 2019