| What does Hamlet do with Polonius’ body? | He puts Polonius’s body under the stairs near the caste lobby |
| How does Claudius manage to recruit Laertes to his cause? | He tells him that Hamlet killed his father and that he will help Laertes get revenge on Hamlet |
| What does the letter Claudius writes to the King of England ask the King to do to the bearer? Who will bear that letter? | To kill Hamlet- R and G |
| When Hamlet alters the content of Claudius’ letter, what changes does he make? | For Britain to kill R and G |
| Why does Laertes return from abroad? What does he want to find out? | He heard that his father is dead, and he wants to find out the reason behind his father’s death |
| What is Laertes like in his temperament and personality? | like Hamlet, noble |
| What drives Ophelia nuts? | Her father’s death combined with Hamlet’s rejection of her |
| When Claudius challenges the sincerity of Laertes’ grief, where does Laertes say he would be willing to cut Hamlet’s throat, (i.e, in what sort of building?) How is that a contrast with Hamlet’s earlier actions when he first spotted an opportunity to kill Claudius? | – the church- b/c Laertes is willing to kill Hamlet in a place where Hamlet was not willing to kill Claudius |
| What news does Gertrude bring of concerning Ophelia’s death? How did she die? | That she drowned by killing herself, and her clothes weighed her down |
Hamlet Act 4 Reading Questions
September 5, 2019