| Where does Act 5 begin? | a cemetery at Elsinore |
| who does act 5 begin with | a grave digger and a church official |
| what are the two debating? | whether or not Ophelia is allowed to have a christian burial because she committed suicide |
| Why is Ophelia getting a christian burial? | she’s a member of the aristocracy |
| Who intervened to make sure she got this burial? | claudius |
| What does the gravedigger say about aristocrats? | they can kill themselves and be buried in sanctified grounds |
| what is the gravedigger’s condition | drinking and singing |
| What does the gravedigger say they are the best at and why? | best builders because their houses last until doomsday |
| Who doesn’t know Ophelia has died? | Hamlet and Horatio |
| what is the purpose of scene 1` | comic scene |
| What does Hamlet find amusing? | the gravedigger is digging while singing |
| What is Hamlet curious about as he digs | who the skulls he digs up belongs to and what occupation |
| What does Hamlet try to find out?Response? | who’s grave he’s digging: his own because he’s digging it |
| How long has the gravedigger been digging graves? | 30 years, since Hamlet was born |
| When was Hamlet born | the day that King Hamlet defeated Fortinbras in battle |
| Does the gravedigger know that he is speaking to Hamlet? | no |
| Playing dumb, what does Hamlet ask the gravedigger? response? | why he was sent to England; Because he’s mad and he’ll get better there, and even if he doesn’t he’ll fit right in because everyone in England is as mad as he” |
| What does Hamlet want to know now? | how long a person can be in the ground before rotting |
| how long can a person be in the ground before rotting? | 8-9 years |
| who can be in the ground 9 years | a tanner |
| Hamlet brings up a skull that’s been in the Earth for how many years | 23 years |
| Who’s skull is it? | Yorick, the late King Hamlet’s poor jester |
| What did Yorick once do to the gravediggers as a joke? | poured a flask of wine on their heads |
| What did Yorick used to do wich Hamlet | give him piggy back rides |
| Why did Hamlet put the skull down | it smelled bad |
| What does Hamlet reflect about? | how all the great leaders in the past returned to dust in their graves |
| which two leaders does he reference | alexander the great and julius caesar |
| who walks by with Ophelia’s corpse? | king, queen, and Laertes |
| What does Hamlet witness that he doesn’t realize what it is | Ophelia’s short funeral |
| Why is Laertes upset? | the funeral is so brief with no rites and no service |
| What does the priest tell Laertes? | he’s giving as much as he can: she should have been buried in unsanctified grounds |
| What should she have thrown on her grave | bits of pottery? |
| What does the queen scatter on her grave? | flowers |
| what does the queen wish | he would’ve been Hamlet’s wife and she would be scattering flowers on their marital bed |
| What does Laertes do and say he wants | leaps into the grave to hold Ophelia one more time and says he wants to be buried with her |
| When Hamlet appears, how does Laertes react? | jumps out of the grave and tries to choke Hamlet |
| What does Hamlet say about his love for Ophelia? | 40 thousand brothers couldn’t love her as much as he did |
| what things would hamlet do for her | He would weep for her, fight for her., fast for her, tear himself for her, drink vinegar for her, eat a crocodile for her, and be buried with her |
| What is Hamlet confused about | the circumstances surrounding her death and why Laertes is so upset with him |
| What does Claudius ask of Horatio | take care of Hamlet |
| What does Claudius tell Laertes | restrain himself and calm himself down so they can set up a duel |
| what did Hamlet sign his replacement orders with and how | the seal of the king because he had it with him |
| Does Hamlet feel bad about what happened to R and G | they were meddling in his affairs |
| Who is Osric? | a member of the court who has come to tell Hamlet about the duel and ask if he is ready |
| What does Hamlet regret? What does he want to do? | losing his temper with Laertes; apologize |
| What does Osric bring? | a message from the king |
| What is the message? | the king has wagered 6 valuable horses against 6 weapons (swords) he’s imported from France that Hamlet can beat Laertes in a fencing match |
| What is Hamlet’s response | Hamlet says that he’ll be walking in the hall, and if the king and Laertes stop by and the weapons are brought in, then he’ll do his best |
| What does lord bring? | two more messages |
| what are these two messages? | 1.King wants to know if Hamlet is ready now or does he need more time2.The queen wants to make sure that Hamlet apologizes to Laertes before the duel begins |
| What does Horatio tell Hamlet? | he’ll lose the match |
| does Hamlet agree with Horatio? | no; he’s been practicing since Laertes left for France |
| What does Hamlet admit?What is Horatio’s response | he has misgivings; Horatio says he should tell the king |
| Who is Hamlet’s life with | in the hands of fate |
| who dies in the end? | King, Hamlet, Laertes, Gertrude |
| Why does Fortinbras think he has rights to be king? | Fortinbras felt he has some rights since his father and the late King Hamlet fought over land |
| Does Hamlet apologize? | yes; they shake hands, Hamlet says he was mad |
| What is Laertes’s response? | forgives Hamlet (probably not sincere) |
| what demands that Laertes fights | his honor |
| What does Claudius order if Hamlet scores the first or second hit? | cannon will fire a salute to Hamlet and a toast will be drunk to Hamlet |
| What will the King put in Hamlet’s cup | a pearl laced with poison |
| Who scores the first hit? | Hamlet |
| What does Claudius toast | drink to his health |
| does Hamlet drink the first time when Claudius wants him to? | no |
| what does Gertrude give Hamlet | her napkin to wipe his brow bc he sweaty |
| How does Laertes end up dying? | as they’re fighting they switc swords |
| How does Hamlet die? | Laertes strikes him first with the poisoned sword |
| What does Claudius give as the reason that the queen has fallen | she swoons because she sees blood |
| who exposes Claudius | gertrude , and then Laertes reveals the plan |
| What does Hamlet make sure after Gertrude confesses | the doors are locked |
| what does Hamlet do after Laertes reveals the king’s plan | stabs claudius then forces him to drink from the cup |
| what does Hamlet call C | an incestuous, damned dane |
| What does Laertes want before he dies? | forgiveness: he forgives Hamlet for Laertes death and Polonius’s death if he forgives him for his death |
| who does Hamlet say bye to before he dies | mom and Horatio |
| what does Hamlet request of Horatio | expose everything to the public |
| what does Horatio try to do | drink from the cup |
| what does Hamlet say as a response | If you ever loved me, then you have to stay behind and tell his story |
| what do the ambassadors from England want | Claudius to thank them for killing r and g |
| what does Hamlet tell Horatio he wishes | Fortinbras |
| What does Fortinbras want to do wit Hamlet | four captains to carry his body to the stage |
| What is the purpose of Hamlet’s body | to be on the stage for everyone to view |
Hamlet Act 5
September 10, 2019