In Act III, to whom does Hamlet say, “Give me that man/That is not passion’s slave and I will wear him/In my heart’s core.”? | Horatio |
Who says, “In second husband let one be accursed/None we’d the second, but who killed the first.”? | Player Queen |
Who is killed in Act iii | Polonius |
To which characters does Hamlet reveal that he is but “mad in craft” and not truly mad? (Hint: Not all of them understand his message or pay attention to it.) | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
What is The Murder of Gonzago? | The play-within-the-play for which Hamlet writes a few extra speeches |
What/ who does Hamlet criticize repeatedly during Act 3 scene 2? | Ophelia |
Where does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to take Hamlet? | ? |
What does Claudius do that makes Hamlet hesitate in killing him, at first? | Hamlet could of killed the King while praying but he decided not to because if he did so, King Claudius would go straight to heaven. |
Where does Polonius hide when Hamlet is talking to Gertrude? | Behind an “arras” or Tapestry |
What favor does Hamlet ask of Horatio? | To observe Claudius during “The murder of the Gonzago” |
In the soliloquy, “To be or not to be…”, Hamlet philosophizes on the nature of: | Revenge |
When Claudius shouts for “lights” before “The Mousetrap” is over, Hamlet is convinced: | That Claudius is guilty of his father”s murder |
Calanity | event resulting in a great loss |
spurn | regect with contempt |
lament | express grief verbally |
clemency | compassion shown towards offenders by a person |
what is the meaning of the soliloquy? | – examination of conscience- weighs the moral ramifications of living or dying- has a realization (realizes that he doesnt know what will happen to him in the afterlife)- |
Hamlet Act iii Quiz
July 19, 2019