What particular word does Hamlet use in his letter to Ophelia which Polonius acts angry about?
Beautified
100
In the line “Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother’s death,” why is the word “dear” ironic?
Claudius does not believe his brother’s death was so dear at all
100
What characters die in England due to the forged letter created by Hamlet?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
100
The poison that killed King Hamlet was Henbane poison.
False, the poison that kills King Hamlet is Hebenon poison.
200
Who states, “ I did enact Julius Caesar. I was killed I’ th’ capitol. Brutus killed me?”
Polonius
200
When Polonius was an actor, what character did he act as?
Julius Caesar
200
What does King Claudius write to Fortinbras’ uncle about?
To stop the plans of his nephew’s
200
Who does Polonius order to hide behind the arras in order to capture the affair of Hamlet and Ophelia? Hint: This event was in act 2 scene 2.
Claudius
200
Horatio says the last lines of the play Hamlet.
False, Fortinbras says the last lines of the play.
300
In Hamlet’s soliloquy in act 4 scene 4, he laconically states “To all that fortune death, and danger dare, even for an eggshell rightly to be great.” What does eggshell refer to?
A worthless piece of land Fortinbras is fighting for in Poland
300
In the play of act 3, who pours the poison in the king’s ear?
Lucanius
300
"With mirth in funeral and dirge in marriage.” What do
BOTH mirth and dirge mean?
Mirth means joy and dirge means funeral song.
300
Whose skull is discovered while the Gravediggers and Hamlet are engaging in conversation? Hint: This event occurred on Act 5 scene 1.
Yorick
300
Ophelia falls from a willow tree while plummeting to into the brook.
True
400
What is the answer to the gravedigger’s question “Who builds stronger than a mason a shipwright or a carpenter?"
A gravedigger
400
What SPECIFICALLY does Laertes place on the tip of sword to debilitate Hamlet in battle?
An unction of Mountebank
400
Who does Claudius blame for throwing the Country into turmoil?
Young Fortinbras
400
In act 3 scene 4, who is the "rat" who sneaks to listen to the conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia?
Polonius
400
Young Fortinbras is the king of Norway
True
500
Who states, “There’s a letter sealed and my two schoolfellows Whom I will trust as I will adders fanged?”
Hamlet
500
In Act four scene seven, who does Claudius praise as a warrior stating that “this gallant had witchcraft in’t?”
A French man from Normandy
500
“To Norway, uncle of Young Fortinbras- Who, impotent and bedrid, scarcely hears." What does the word "impotent" mean?
Lacking power or authority
500
Which character drinks the “chalice for the nonce” eventually leading to their death in scene 5??
Gertrude
500
Polonius sends his servant Romaldo to France in order to spy on Laertes.
False, Polonius sends his servant Reynaldo to France in order to spy on Laertes.