| When the ghost appearsthe second time, what doBarnardo and Horatiobelieve causes the ghost toleave? | a rooster crows |
| What is Laertes’ request? | to return to france |
| “Seems” Madam? Nay, itis. I know not “seems.” Ofwhat does Hamlet accusehis mother? | not truly grieving the King’s death; SEEMING like she is grieving |
| In his first soliloquy, to whatdoes Hamlet compare thekingdom of Denmark? | an unweeded garden |
| “Frailty, thy name iswoman!” What does frailtymean in this context? | moral weakness |
| When Act I begins, whattime of night is it? | midnight |
| What does Claudius wantthe King of Norway to doabout Young Fortinbras? | to stop him from attacking |
| Hamlet compares his fatherto Hyperion and his uncleClaudius to a satyr. What is asatyr?”So excellent a king, that wasto this / Hyperion to a satyr;” | a greek mythological creature with a strong sexual/lustful behaviors |
| “My father’s spirit—inarms!” What does Hamletbelieve this visit from theghost of his father mightmean? | that his father is in purgatory because of his untimely death, he was not able to repent for his sins |
| Who says, “A little morethan kin, and less thankind”? | Hamlet |
| What does the ghost’s appearance foreshadow? | Norway’s potential attack on Denmark |
| Who says, “to thine own self be true” | Polonius |
Hamlet Act I Quizzes
September 9, 2019