Characters
who does the ghost look like?
old king Hamlet, Hamlets dad
This is what happened to King Hamlet
Poisoned while sleeping in his garden by Claudius
Hamlet's uncle and new stepfather
Claudius
How are Polonious, Laertes and Ophelia related?
Polonious is the father to Ophelia and Laertes who are siblings
The setting of Hamlet
Denmark
Hamlet's friends from college
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
what characters are reported as spies for Claudius?
Polonious, Guildenstern, and Rosencrantz
who married queen Gertrude after King Hamlet died?
Claudius
The reason Hamlet did not kill Claudius in the church
He was afraid he would go to heaven because he just prayed for forgiveness.
what does "Adieu" mean
goodbye, or farewell
Polonius
Depressed and upset at his mother for moving on so fast from his father
How does Hamlet decide to prove Claudius' guilt
stage a play retelling the story of the murder to watch his reaction
why does the ghost tell Hamlet to stop upsetting his mother?
because Hamlet was to avenge his death and to defend his mothers honor
The author of Hamlet
William Shakespeare
Hamlet's girlfriend
Ophelia
the ghost of his father tells him
When Hamlet sees his uncles reaction in the play what does Hamlet know for sure?
Hamlet knows that his uncle has killed his father
Stop going to bed with Claudius and to break things off
Why is Ophelia terrified of Hamlet?
she is terrified of Hamlet because he grabbed at her violently in a controlling manor without one word said
Laertes
In act 2 what does polonious think of hamlets behaviors?
He is acting crazy out of love
The meaning behind Hamlet's To Be or Not To Be speech
Challenge him to a fencing match and poisoning his sword and drink
Claudius first plan on how to deal with Hamlet
he plans on sending Hamlet Rosencrants and Guilderstern to England