where did the ghost come from? | purgatory |
who thinks the ghost is imagined? | horatio |
what does the ghost do when he appears | fixes his eyes upon the men |
who does the ghost say he is? | “thy fathers spirit” |
who warns ophelia about hamlet? | her father polonius and brother laertes |
how is the ghost dressed? | in complete armour and uniform |
what does hamlet do when horatio and marcellus hold him back? | hamlet brings out his sword and threatens to kill them |
why is hamlet upset with his mother? | because after his fathers death she has very quickly gone on and married his uncle, polonius |
what famous phrase does marcellus speak at the end of scene 4? | “something is rotten in the state of denmark” |
who does the ghost say killed him? | claudius |
why does laertes warn ophelia about her affections for hamlet? | to protect ophelia, and not allow her to have her heart broken as hamlet it royalty and cannot choose who he marries, also because they may feel that as royalty he is too above her to ever be with her. |
how long has hamlets father been dead? | two months (in act 1, scene 2) |
what are the rumours in denmark? | fortinbras of norway plans to invade |
at what time does the ghost appear? | midnight |
what contrast does hamlet use to compare his father with claudius? | a hyperion to a beast |
what is the king doing? | he is at a party and he is drunk |
what does hamlet demand of marcellus and horatio? | he demands them to swear upon the sword never again to speak of the ghost and to never tell a living soul of it |
what vices does polonius tell reynaldo to ask about laertes? | drinking, swearing, fist-fighting, gambling and visiting prostitutes |
what does polonius say he hopes laertes is doing instead of drinking and gambling? | studying music like he should be |
is hamlet really going crazy when he accosts ophelia? | no its all an act; he is pretending his love for ophelia is driving him mad when in fact he is pretending it is so that no one will expect it when he uncovers the truth about his uncle, polonius. |
how does polonius explain away hamlets actions toward ophelia? | “the very ecstasy of love” he calls it.he tells her that love is a violent emotion and that is self-destructive, he also says the reason hamlet is mad is because ophelia sent back his letters. |
what does polonius rush off to tell claudius? | announce that the ambassador has arrived and also to discuss ophelia |
what two characters are introduced in scene two? | rosencrantz and guildenstern |
claudius refers to hamlets changes as his.. | transformation |
getrrude say about her son; “my too much _____ son” | changed |
the ambassadors return from norway with what news? | that the king of nor ways nephew would no longer attack |
what does hamlet call denmark? | prison |
what names does hamlet call his mother and uncle? | mother-auntuncle-father |
who does hamlet kill in his mothers bedroom? and who did he think he had killed? | hamlet accidentally kills polonius but in the hope that it was in fact his uncle claudius who had been eavesdropping |
what is the name of hamlets play? | “murder of gonzago” |
hamlets tone when speaking to ophelia is.. | rude and agressive |
what would hamlet have his mother do? | stop sleeping with the king. |
who does gertrude rush off to see after polonius is killed? | her husband, claudius. |
what does gertrude compare herself to? | the oceans |
claudius’ main concern is | retaining power |
what does hamlet accuse rosencratz and guildenstern of? | being sponges that soak up the kings approval, and slaves to the kings praise |
claudius sends out what orders to england concerning hamlet? | for hamlet to be followed on foot and sent out of the country, to england and have him executed. |
what is fortinbras doing when he comes across hamlet, rosencratz and guildenstern? | preparing the army to invade poland over a small land dispute |
after meeting fortinbras what does hamlet decide to do? | achieve his revenge |
how does ophelia handle polonius’ death? | she goes mad. |
what does horatio urge gertrude to do to ophelia? | to see her, so that her evil intentions do not turn to evil conclusions |
what does hamlets letter say to horatio? | he tells him that after two days at sea their shit was hijacked at sea and hamlet was taken in as the only prisoner & now he wants horatio to deliver the other letters to the king and go to see hamlet as soon as possible. |
what does claudius not punish hamlet? | because he has a great love for gertrude and punishing hamlet might tarnish his relationship with gertrude and could even cause their relationship to come to an end another reason is that the public and all the peasants love hamlet and punishing him would cause more damage to claudius than it would to hamlet. |
why are the gravediggers arguing? | because they hear ophelia has killed herself |
what does hamlet notice about the funeral procession? | it seems irregular and suggests suicide |
what does hamlet tell horatio about death? | its inevitable |
how does gertrude die? | she drinks hamlets poisoned wine |
who rules denmark at the end of the play? | fortinbras |
2 great leaders that hamlet and horatio discuss | alexander the great & julius caesar |
funeral rights given to ophelia | flowers, bell toll, prayers, she was dressed as a virgin & she was buried in the church cemetery |
who suffers the fist wound from the poisoned sword? | hamlet |
hw does the king die? | he is run through with hamlets sword |
how does laertes die? | he is killed by the poison on his own sword |
paradox | seems false but may be true |
be rattle | take over |
pleurisy | painful inflammation of tissues surrounding the lungs |
incontinency | inability to control ones self |
convocation | meeting of clergy |
malefactions | wicked or immoral actions |
pestilent | highly contagious and deadly disease |
perusal | to study with great attention |
ostentation | pretending to be better than one really is |
surmise | to imagine something is true without proper evidence |
replication | systematic repetition |
satirical | sarcastic writing |
switzers | palace guards |
blench | draw back in fear |
purport | claim something is true |
visage | face |
gallows | used for hanging criminals |
operant | used to produce a desired outcome |
drossy | sleepiness |
orisons | prayers |
bawd | prostitute |
requiem | mass for the dead |
calumny | false malicious statement |
Hamlet final test
July 16, 2019