| 3 Steps Claudius has taken to gain the throne | 1. murdered King Hamlet2. married Queen Gertrude3. held a fake election-swung by Polonius |
| where did Hamlet go to college? | Wittenburg, Germany |
| Name all 8 of the people dead by the end of the play | 1. Hamlet 2. Gertrude 3. Claudius 4. Polonius 5. Laertes 6. Ophelia 7. Rosencrantz 8. Guildenstern |
| Drownssignificance- she allows herself to be taken away by the current of the river, just like how she has lived-manipulated by Laertes and Polonius | how Ophelia dies |
| Hamlet stabs him while spyingsignificance- he thinks spying is always the answer but it leads to his demise. | how Polonius dies |
| Hamlet forges a letter to England telling England to kill ______?? | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
| Who are Hamlet’s foils? | Fortinbras and Laertes |
| Who Says this about whom….”A little more than kin and less than kind” (act 1) | Hamlet to himself but talking about Claudius |
| who says to whom…”Frailty, thy name is woman” (act 1) | Hamlet to Gertrude |
| who says to whom…”To thine own self be true, neither borrower nor lender be” (act 1) | Polonius to Laertes |
| who says to whom…”Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” (act 1) | Marcellus to Horatio |
| …..”The serpent that did sting thy father now wears his crown” (act 1) | Ghost to Hamlet |
| ……”There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamed of in your philosophy” (act 1) | Hamlet to Horatio |
| …”The play’s the thing” (act 2) | Hamlet to himself |
| …”What a piece of work is man, how noble in reason how infinite in difficulty” (act 2) | Hamlet to Rosencrantz |
| …”To be or not to be” | Hamlet to himself |
| ” to the noble mind rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind” | Ophelia to Hamlet |
| “The lady doth protest too much methinks” | Queen to Hamlet |
| “Why look you now how unworthy a thing you make of me. you would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery” | Hamlet to Guildenstern |
| “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below” | Claudius to himself |
| “oh what a rash and bloody deed is this” | Gertrude to Hamlet |
| “He’s loved of the distracted multitude who like not in their judgment, but their eyes” | Claudius to himself |
| “Report me and my cause aright to the unsatisfied” | Hamlet to Horatio |
| name of the castle | Elsinore |
| 3 requests of the ghost | 1. avenge his death2. leave Gertrude to heaven3. take care of yourself |
| 4 plotting scenarios | 1. Reynaldo spies on Laertes2. Ros and Guild spy on Hamlet3. King and Polonius spy on Hamlet and Ophelia4. Hamlet makes the play sound like his father’s death |
| what role did Polonius play as a character in a play years before? | Julius Caesar |
| what instrument does Hamlet want Guildenstern to play | recorder |
| what 2 things does Hamlet ask of his mother | 1.don’t sleep with Claudius2. don’t tell anyone that Hamlet isn’t crazy |
| how does Hamlet come back into Denmark | by a pirate ship |
| 2 reasons the king can’t prosecute Hamlet | 1. Queen loves him2. people love him |
| 2 ways to kill Hamlet | 1. poison the tip of Laertes’s sword2. poison the wine |
| who is Yorick (the skull) | the court jester |
| why won’t the Priest give certain religious rights at the funeral of Ophelia? | Ophelia might have committed suicide |
| who drinks the poison wine first? | Gertrude |
| what does Gertrude say with her last breath? | the wine is poisoned |
| how does Hamlet kill Claudius | stabs himmakes him drink the wine |
| 2 decisions when Hamlet is king (as he is dying) | 1. Horatio must stay alive to tell the truth2. Fortinbras should be the new king |
| how does the play end | Fortinbras’s army invades and carries Hamlet’s body out like a king |
| 3 sets of fathers and sons in the play | King Hamlet and HamletKing Fortinbras and Fortinbras Polonius and Laertes |
| Who does Claudius have spy on Hamlet? | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
| 5 pieces of advice Polonius gives to Laertes | 1) Give thy thoughts no tongue. 2) Be thou familiar . . . [not] vulgar. 3) Remember who your real friends are. 4) Don’t get into fights, but fight to win. 5) Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice. 6) Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment. 7) The apparel oft proclaims the man. 8) Neither a borrow nor a lender be. 9) To thine own self be true. |
| Who does Polonius have spy on Laertes? | Reynaldo |
| How do the three sons honor their fathers | Fortinbras – fight and get land backLaertes – challenged the kingHamlet – killed Claudius |
| Country where Claudius presides | Denmark |
| What country does Fortinbras’ uncle tell him to fight in lieu of Denmark? | Poland |
| What country does Fortinbras’ uncle preside? | Norway |
| Who does Hamlet have watch Claudius during the play? | Horatio |
| Why doesn’t Hamlet just take the ghost’s word without proof? | Possible to be an evil spirit trying to get him to damn his soul by doing evil deeds |
| Real name of play and name Hamlet gives it | The Murder of GonzagoThe Mousetrap |
| Why doesn’t Hamlet kill Claudius at the first chance? | Claudius is praying and didn’t want Claudius to go to heaven. |
Hamlet 3
September 11, 2019