| What does Polonius ask of Reynaldo? | To find out information about LaertesTo talk badly about LaertesTo give Laertes money |
| What does Ophelia tell her father? | Hamlet is acting strangely |
| What does Claudius ask of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? | To spy on Hamlet |
| What information does Voltemand reveal? | Fortinbras will not wage war on Denmark, but pass through to battle the Poles |
| What information does Polonius tell Claudius and Gertrude? | The reason for Hamlet’s madness is because he is in love with Ophelia |
| What does Hamlet call Polonius in scene 2? | Fishmonger (fish seller)Crusty-eyed old manUnintelligent |
| What does Hamlet compare Denmark to8. What literary element is this an example of:? | Prison; Metaphor |
| Why is Polonius compared to Jeptah? | Because Jeptah sacrificed his daughter |
| What is the player’s speech about? | Trojan War |
| When Polonius says that he will “take his leave” of Hamlet, Hamlet says that he could not take anything he would “more willingly/ part withal” except: | His own life |
| Now I am alone.O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!Is it not monstrous that this player here,But in a fiction, in a dream of passion,Could force his soul so to his own conceit…….. | man vs. himself conflict (internal) |
| Now I am alone.O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!Is it not monstrous that this player here,But in a fiction, in a dream of passion,Could force his soul so to his own conceit…. | angry |
| Claudius can best be described as: | conniving and selfish |
| Hamlet can best be described as: | depressed and angry |
| Polonius can best be described as: | unintelligent and nosy |
| Fortinbras can best be described as: | vengeful and ambitious |
| Ophelia can best be described as: | naïve and obedient |
Hamlet Act 2 Quiz
September 13, 2019