Hamlet

why wouldnt hamlet kill claudius immediately after hearing the ghosts story? because hes gonna get his revenge slowly
Where does Polonius send Reynaldo and why? to Paris to spy on Laertes
What is Wrong with Ophelia? Ophelia had a scare, she tells Polonius that Hamlet came in her room looking crazy and grabbed her wrist.
What does Polonius conclude about Hamlet? he concludes the fact that Hamlet was acting the way he did is because ophelia did what polonius told her which was to send back his letters and wouldnt let him visit her
What does Polonius tell Ophelia about the way he was acting? he tells ophelia to go talk to the king about what is going on.
Why does the king call for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? because the king wants rosencrantz and guildenstern to help hamlet since they grew up with him since hamlet has been acting different and the king wants to fix it.
What does Voltimand report to Claudius? that the king sent out messengers to stop his nephews war preperation which they thought was directed toward poland but instead it was directed towards claudius
what do polonius and claudius plan to do to determine the cause of hamlets behavior? to figure out the cause of the effect of the craziness
what does hamlet tell polonius? why? That if he has a daughter to watch out if she gets pregnant. He says this to make polonius wonder and seem crazy
How does hamlet feel about the arrival of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? he says they are boring fools.
Why does hamlet say “Man delights not me. No, nor women either..”? how does hamlet feel about people in general right mow? Hamlet is basically saying he doesnt care for anyone. Even if theyre a man or women.
Who arrives during act 2 scene 2 that gets asked to do something by hamlet? The players. Hamlet asks them to shake hands with him
What is the name of the play that hamlet requests? The murder of Gonzago
What is the play that hamlet requests based upon? Its based upon the murder of his father.
What is Hamlets plan during the showing of the play? he’ll watch his uncle and see if he flinches because of the play.
How does Hamlet feel at the end of Act 2? why? he feels anxious to see what will happen with the result of the play. He wants to see what kind of reaction his uncle will have.
What does Polonius instruct Reynaldo to do at the beginning of Act II Polonius instructs Reynaldo to give Laertes money, but before doing so find other Danes in Paris where he is staying and by claiming that he knows Laertes through various vices so that he will be able to find out what Laertes has been up to(and thus report back toPolonius) if one of the Danes recognises the description, even though it may be a pretence.
“Denmark’s a prison.” Spoken by Hamlet. Because he feels trapped by his desire to seek revenge but his fear of whether or not he can/should do it.
“…I’ll loose my daughter to him.Be you and I behind an arras then.Mark the encounter.” Spoken by Polonius to Claudius describing how he will set up a meeting between Hamlet and Ophelia while they both hide and observe Hamlets actions.
“Pale as his shirt, his knees knocking each other,And with a look so piteous in purport,As if he had been loosed out of hellTo speak of horrors–he comes before me.” Spoken by Ophelia describing Hamlets visit to her chamber and his appearance of insanity.
“The play’s the thingWherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.” Spoken by Hamlet explaining how he will force Claudius to expose his true self (and thus confirm the Ghosts story of treachery and murder) by having the Players perform a story of fratricide similar to that comitted by Claudius.
Why does Laertes warn his sister Ophelia not to place too much hope in Hamlet’s attentions to her? because he is part of the royal family and he wont care about ophelia because he needs to worry about making the people of the land happy
What does the Ghost reveal about the manner of his death? that his brother killed him
What does the ghost tell Hamlet about his mother? to not do anything to her
What is happening at the court while Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus are on the platform? the king is having a party.