| Hamlet is set in | Denmark |
| Hamlet is a | Prince |
| Hamlet’s stepfather is also his | Uncle |
| Claudius poisoned | Old Hamlet |
| The ghost is first spotted | Outside the castle |
| The ghost claims he is | Old Hamlet |
| In his first appearance onstage, Hamlet is wearing | Mourning clothes |
| Ha claims to be afflicted by | Melancholy |
| Hamlet’s famous speeches are called | Soliloquys |
| What noise drives the ghost offstage | A cock’s crows |
| Who has Hamlet professed love for | Ophelia |
| Why are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Denmark | To find out why Hamlet is acting mad |
| Where does Hamlet go to university | Germany |
| What religion was Denmark at time of writing | Protestant |
| Where does Hamlet say Ophelia should go | A nunnery |
| How does Ophelia die | Drowning |
| Where does the ghost say he wanders | Purgatory |
| When the play begins, the castle is celebrating | King Claudius and Queen Gertrude’s marriage |
| Who survives the play | Horatio |
| There are images throughout the play relating to | Ears |
| The health of a state seems related to | The moral state of the leader |
| Young Fortinbras says he is invading | Poland |
| Who saves Hamlet’s life | Pirates |
| In form, Hamlet is above all what sort of play | A revenge play |
| What does Hamlet call Potonius | A fishmonger |
Hamlet GradeSaver
July 27, 2019