Hamlet, Act 3,4,5 BB quiz

Following Hamlet’s “to be, or not to be” soliloquy in Act 3, scene i, and before the Players enter to present their play, Hamlet an Ophelia have a conversation. What is the outcome of that conversation? Ophelia comes to the conclusion that Hamlet lost his mental health
Durning the Player’s presentation of The Mousetrap, the play that Hamlet requests so that he can “catch the conscience of the King,” the players mim the murder of a king in the manner the Ghost has claimed “he” –i.e., Hamlet’s father– had been murdered. How does the king respond to that event in the play? He rises and leaves the room
Following the play, the King, in a soliloquy (Act 3, Scene 3 lines 36-73), states that he would pray, but “pray can i not.” Why, according to his soliloquy, does he believe his prayers are ineffectual? He still is in possession of those things he gained though his sin
In his soliloquy which follows Claudius’ attempt at prayer (Act 3, scene 3, lines 74-97), Hamlet says that he could kill Claudius at that point, but doing so would be “hire and salary,” or unsatisfactory revenge. Why does he say this? Because Hamlet believes that Claudius, since he is apparently at prayer, is in a state pf grace and would thus go to heaven
The Ghost makes his final appearance near the end of Act 3., when he appears to Hamlet in Gertrude’s “closet” or private apartments. Apparently, the Ghost is not seen by her. What does the ghost instruct hamlet to do regarding his mother? leave her to heaven
How does polonius die? While Polonius is hiding behind the arras (wall hanging), hamlet stabs him, claiming to have mistaken him of a rat
Following the killing in the Queen’s chamber ( or “closet”), the king sends Hamlet in the company of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England, and he discloses that he has given order for what to happen there? for the king of england to see the death of hamlet
What happens to the Ophelia following the killing in the queen’s closet? She apparently goes insane and eventually (apparently) kills herself
The two “clowns” are discussing a weighty theological issue as they dig Ophelia’s grave. What topic are they discussing? The burial of a person who committed suicide and how to determine theater the death was accidental or a suicide
When Laertes returns, he is bent upon revenge of the death of his father, Polonius (whose hamlet had killed) and wish to accost Hamlet and kill him directly. The king devises a scheme for killing Hamlet that would not involve obvious downright murder. What is that scheme? The first two of these
Who arrives at the end of the play, after all the deaths, to restore order to the chaos that has been established by the events of the play? Fortinbras, the invader from Norway, seeking to regain the lands lost by his father to old Hamlet.
August 7, 2019