Fortinbras | Seeks to avenge the death of the King of Norway |
Ophelia | Commits suicide by drowning |
Kills Hamlet to avenge his/her father | Laertes |
Polonius | Spies on Hamlet and reports to Claudius |
Gertrude | Enters an incestuous marriage, betraying a dead spouse |
King Hamlet | Kills the King of Norway |
Claudius | Murders the King of Denmark |
Hamlet | Kills Laertes and Polonius |
A Tragedy | A drama that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual. |
The setting of the play of Hamlet | Denmark |
A speech given by a character alone on the stage that reveals thoughts | soliloquy |
characters who have opposite traits. | Character foils |
thematic statement for the play Hamlet | Unnatural deeds can be the source of all conflict. |
character foil for Hamlet | Laertes |
He is Hamlet’s uncle | How is Claudius related to Hamlet before marrying Gertrude? |
Ophelia comes across as | sweet, innocent, and submissive |
ghost asks Hamlet to avenge his death by _______________________ | Killing Claudius. |
conceal his attempts to get information regarding Claudius’s guilt | Hamlet pretends to be insane in order to |
What reason does Polonius give for Hamlet’s madness? | He loves Ophelia. |
Who does Claudius ask to keep an eye on Hamlet? | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
Claudius killed King Hamlet by pouring poison in his ——– | ear. |
Hamlet does not kill Claudius while Claudius is praying because | Hamlet does not want Claudius to go to heaven, and thinks if he kills him while he is praying he will. |
The characteristic of Polonius that most directly led to his death is …… | his nosiness and meddling |
Laertes and Hamlet are alike in that | both seek revenge for their father’s deaths |
Laertes will stab him in a duel, Claudius will give him a drink with poison, Laertes will poison the tip of his sword and stab Hamlet | How do Claudius and Laertes plan to kill Hamlet? |
Hamlet Unit Review
August 19, 2019