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Where does the play take place? What is happening as the play opens? Denmark, Elsinore, Guards switching duty, dark, cold, midnight, anxiety, tension Who are Marcellus and Bernardo? Two guards at castle Why has Marcellus brought Horatio for night watch?…

Hamlet The rest is silence. Laertes Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet:Mine and my father’s death come not upon thee,Nor thine on me. Claudius O, yet defend me, friends; I am but hurt. Gertrude No, no, the drink, the drink,—O…

“Neither a borrowe nor a lender be:..This above all,-to thine own self be true;” (Act 1) Polonius said this to Laertes. Polonius was giving him advice before Laertes had to leave for France. *Significance: Polonius does not follow his own…

Summary Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are set to spy on Hamlet for the king, and Polonius describes Hamlet’s encounter with Ophelia -the players arrive in Elsinore and Hamlet sees a way to trap the king Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? Former…

Whom does Polonius send to France to spy on Laertes? Reynaldo Where does the ghost appear during the play? The castle ramparts and Gertrude’s bedchamber How did Claudius murder King Hamlet? By pouring poison into his ear Where is the…

What is the setting in Macbeth? Scotland Where do the witches plan to meet Macbeth? On the heath Fair is ____, Foul is ____ Foul, Fair When do the witches say they will meet again? When the battle is over…

King Duncan The king of Scotland whom Macbeth kills to take his throne. Lady Macbeth frames the guards for killing him. His death symbolizes a destruction of order in Scotland and can only be fixed by if Malcolm, someone from…

Why does shakespeare open the play by showing the witches? Bad omen How does Duncan reward Macbeth for his bravery in defeating the rebels? naming him Thane of Cawdor Macbeth calls the day of the battle “foul and fair”, what…

The witches’ tale of the sailor indicates that the weird sisters are _____. cruel Kind Duncan decides to make Macbeth Thane of Cawdor because _____. he felt that he should repay him When Macbeth receives his new title, Banquo reacts…

“By the pricking of my thumbs,Something wicked this way comes.” 1) Second Witch2) Hecate3) This shows that the witch can tell when something wicked is coming. This angers Macbeth, thus showing that he is now wicked “How now, you secret,…