Hamlet Act 2 and 3 Review

Hamlet only uses his madness to create an intended effect. Polonius: “Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t” (2.2.223-224)
Hamlet reveals to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern his adoption of a visage of madness. Hamlet: “I am but mad north north-west” (2.2402)
a farmer. Polonius: “If he love her not, / And be not from his reason fall’n thereon, Let [Polonius] be…”
Polonius ironically characterizes an intelligent person as one who speaks succinctly. Polonius: “Brevity is the soul of wit” (2.2.97)
Prison Hamlet calls Denmark a ______________
He will arrange for Ophelia to run into him Polonius tells Gertrude and Claudius of his plan to discover the cause of Hamlet’s insanity.
Polonius and Claudius can hide behind a curtain and observe Hamlet’s next interaction with Ophelia. Polonius: “At such a time [he’ll] loose his daughter to” Hamlet so that
He wants to make sure the ghost is telling the truth. Why does Hamlet put on the play?
The actors will present a play that mimics Claudius’s murder of King Hamlet. Hamlet: “Can you play The Murther of Gonzago?…You could for need study a speech of some dozen lines, or sixteen lines, which I would set down and insert in’t” (2.2.563-569)
Laertes Polonius asks Reynaldo to spy on which character?
He is unhappy What does Hamlet mean when he says, “I have lost all my mirth”?
He is grieving his father Gertrude thinks Hamlet is crazy because
to relate Norway’s request for help against Poland The ambassadors, Voltemand and Cornelius, come to Claudius for what purpose?
Hamlet Who has been to visit Ophelia and frightens her?
letter Polonius shows Claudius and Gertrude a _________________ as proof that Hamlet is insane
Hamlet taunts him What occurs when Hamlet and Polonius encounter each other?
Polonius To whom does Gertrude say “more matter with less art”?
Guildenstern and Rosencrantz Two of Hamlet’s old school friends show up for the first time
Fortinbras The ambassadors bring news that which character has been restrained from invading Denmark
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Which two characters have been asked to observe Hamlet’s behavior and report to Claudius?
Ophelia’s rejection Polonius thinks the cause for Hamlet’s madness is
Claudius is praying Why does Hamlet decide not to kill Claudius at this time?
King Hamlet’s murder Hamlet has the traveling players re-create
by Hamlet Polonius is killed
to protect Gertrude from Hamlet’s anger the ghost appear in Gertrude’s bedchamber
Suicide To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortuneOr to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them?In this quote Hamlet is contemplating
Hamlet can see Which character can see the ghost when he appears in act 3?
Hamlet seeing his father What happens to make Gertrude believe even more firmly that Hamlet might be insane?
Mousetrap the name of the play Hamlet has the players perform
his mother To whom does Hamlet say, “I must be cruel only to be kind”?
Claudius To whom is Gertrude referring when she says, “Hamlet, thou hast thy father much offended”?
Joyousness Hamlet is very nervous before the players’ performance in act 3. He sits next to Ophelia, who mistakes his nerves for ________________________
the play to end. Claudius getting up from the audience cause
Horatio Hamlet asks which character to note the King’s reaction to the players’ performance?
spy on Hamlet in his daughter’s bedroom Polonius hides behind an arras (curtain) in order to
the play ends Hamlet confronts his mother right after
Ophelia To whom is Hamlet speaking when he says, “Get thee to a nunnery”?
July 4, 2019