| How does Hamlet treat Polonius’ body? | He safely hidden the body and has gotten it dirty |
| How does the queen explain Hamlet’s acts to the king? Do you think she is trying to protect him, or does she think he is really mad? | She says that he has gone mad and that they should find the body. She is trying to protect him |
| How is Hamlet “satirical” about Polonius’ death? | he drags and hides it under stairs |
| To what does Hamlet compare Rosencrantz? | a sponge |
| What is Claudius’ excuse for sending Hamlet to England? | he says he cares for him just as much as he greifs for polonius and sends him to protect him |
| what does claudius ask the king of England to do | to kill hamlet immediatly |
| what does fortinbras ask of the king of denmark | he asked for permission to moce his troops across denmark |
| what is hamlets greatest weakness, how does he compare himself to fortinbras? | indecisiveness |
| what is divine ambition | the king has divine right |
| why does gertrude not want to see ophelia | that her words dont mean anything and she has a sick soul |
| what excuse does claudius offer for ophelias insanity | the grief from her father dying has posined her mind |
| Descibe all the things which have happened to ophelia. Do you think they are sufficient cause for madness? | her dad died, her son was taken away, laretes left |
| What role is laetes beginning to pay? what is the difference betweem his reaction to his fathers death and hamlets reaction to his father death? | He is mad and thinks his father was betrayed and wants to get revenge |
| what concerns does claudius have now | ophrlias insanitypolonius deathhamlets exilelaertes returnfortinbras- the crown |
| what is a switzer | hired swiss guards |
| what had happened to hamlet on his voyage to england | he was in a battle with a private ship and hamlet was a prisoner on the ship |
| what 2 reasons does claudius give for laertes not punishing hamlet for killing polonius | The queen is devoted to him and claudius cant live without her and because the public loves him |
| how does the king plot with laertes for hamlets demise. | Claudius will trick him into an undertaking that when he dies people will think that it is an accident |
Hamlet act 4 questions
August 1, 2019