Triple It
Officers in King of Denmarks army
Barnardo, Francisco, Marcellus
Rosemary, Pansies, Fennel, Columbine, Rue, Daisies, Violets
Ophelias flowers
Melancholy, Bitter, and Cynical,
Hamlet
How does Ophelia die and what is it implied as?
Ophelia drowns after Hamlet seems to reject her while acting mad. It is implied that this is suicide.
What is an Antic Disposition?
Pretending to be a madman
How does Hamlet plan to get a reaction out of Claudius? What is his plan?
1) Get Player 1 to reenact his father's death through the play "Murder Of Gonzago"
2) And add 16 extra lines
3) Wait for a reaction
A bad omen for the state of Denmark,
The Ghost
Self-Centred, Meddling, Cynical
Polonius
What plan do the King and Laertes discuss to kill Hamlet?
They plan to set up a duel between Laertes and Hamlet in which Laertes will honorably kill Hamlet, or if Hamlet lives, the King will poison him.
What news does Osric bring Hamlet?
He tells Hamlet of the wager the King has made on Hamlet's behalf in a contest between Laertes and Hamlet.
what are the 3 commands the Ghost gives to Hamlet?
1) Get revenge
2) Don't taint your mind
3) Leave your mother to heaven, don't harm her
Represents vengeance,betrayal and corruption
Poison
Says "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"
Marcellus
In detail, how does Polonius die?
Polonius is in the Queen's room while she and Hamlet are talking. He hides behind the tapestry but makes noise. Hamlet runs through the tapestry with his sword (thinking Claudius is there), killing Polonius.
Why does Claudius send hamlet to England
Hes fearing danger in Hamlet since he no longer believes Hamlet is lovesick and is after him.
What 3 promises does Hamlet ask Horatio and Marcellous to make?
1) Don’t tell anyone what you have seen
2) Remain loyal
3) Just go along with my act when I act crazy in court
A common task that was given to many people to do throughout the play
Spy
Ingenuous, Naive, Gullible,
Ophelia
List the details of how King Claudius killed Hamlet Senior
While King Hamlet was in his orchard sleeping, Claudius comes and pours Hebenon in his ear. The Hebenon enters his ear and curdles, which resulted in his death.
What was the King's reaction to the play, and what did Hamlet and Horatio decide his reaction meant?
The King got up and called for the lights. Hamlet and Horatio were convinced that the ghost was right, that Claudius had murdered King Hamlet.
What happens to King Claudius, Laertes, and the Queen at the end of the book?
1) The King is stabbed and poisoned by Hamlet.
2) Laertes is killed by the poison on his own sword
3) The Queen is poisoned and killed by the drink the King had prepared for Hamlet.
Deceased part of the King’s former jester
Yorick's skull
Danish courtiers who are sent as ambassadors to the Court of Norway.
Voltimand and Cornelius
How do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die? Why?
They were both killed by Hamlet after the discovery of a note written out by Claudius to the King of England ordering his execution. In Hamlet's eyes, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have committed a treason to his heart. He kills them by replacing the original letters with their names instead.
Why doesn't Hamlet kill the King when the King is kneeling?
Hamlet wants the King to die without a chance for the last confession, as his father died. He thinks if the King is praying, he may not be in sin enough to get eternal punishment.