| 50. Why does Laertes get angry with the priest? | He won’t give Ophelia a proper funeral |
| 51. Where do Hamlet and Laertes end up wrestling? | In Ophelia’s grave |
| 52. Hamlet tells Horatio he found a letter giving orders for his death, but that he wrote his own version giving orders for what? | execution of Guildenstern and Rosencrantz |
| 53. Why is Hamlet willing to fence with Laertes even though he knows it is probably a set up? | he has accepted that death is coming eventually |
| 54. Explain how each of the deaths happen in the final scene. | Queen accidentally drinks poison, Laertes gets cut by his own poisoned sword, King Claudius is stabbed and forced to drink poison, Hamlet was cut by poisoned blade |
| 1. Hamlet’s parents (including stepparents)(3 people) | King Hamlet, Queen Gertrude, King Claudius |
| 2. Councillor to Claudius | Polonius |
| 3. Children of Polonius (2) | Laertes and Ophelia |
| 4. Hamlet’s confidant | Horatio |
| 5. Hamlet’s childhood friends | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
| 6. Prince of Norway | Fortinbras |
| 7. The country the play takes place in | Denmark |
Hamlet Act 5 + Characters
August 31, 2019