Charecters
What is the name of Ophelias Brother?
Laertes
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
Gertrude
What Act/Scene does the play inside the play take place?
Act III scene ii
What country does the majority of Hamlet take place?
Denmark
After Hamlet left for England, Claudius sent a letter out to have him killed once he is on English land, but Hamlet eventually finds out that Rosencratz and Guildenstern have been spying on him the whole time and he switches the letters and sends for them to be killed once on English land instead.
What are the names of Hamlets 2 childhood friends
Rosencratz and Guildenstern
"To be or not to be—that is the question."
Hamlet
What Act/Scene does Hamlet find out that Claudius is the one that killed his father?
Act I scene V
Shakesphere, 37
What events drove Hamlet to "go mad"?
Hamlet went mad beacuse his father was mudered and then his mother remarried the guy who murdered his father and told him he wasn't allowed to grieve.
In the opening scene of the play, what are the names of the 2 guards who are the first to see the ghost.
Fransisco and Bernardo
"Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love."
Hamlet
What Act/Scene does Laertes leave for France?
Act 1 Scene iii
What kind of theatres were used during that time to hold plays?
What was Claudius origional plan for killing Hamlet?
At first, Claudius decided not to do anything and to wait for Hamlet to come to him and then handle the situation from there. This plan changes many times after that.
What 2 charecters faught in the dual in Act V scene ii?
Hamlet and Laertes
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in ’t."
Polonius
In what Act/Scene does Fortinbras decide he is going to invade poland?
Act IV scene IV
What year was Hamlet created?
1609
Why does Laertes apologize to Hamlet before he dies?
He apologizes because he knows hes about to die and he feels regret for some of the decisions he made. He realizes that Hamlet loved Ophelia just as much as him. He admits to trying to kill him in the dual and working with Claudius to kill him before that.
What was the name of the charecters skull that Hamlet remembered as one of his old friedns.
Yorick
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."
Marcellus
What Act/Scene does Hamlet make his reentrence to Denmark at Ophelias grave?
Act V scene i
What genre is Hamlet?
Tragedy
How did King Hamlet come to rule Denmark and take over the land?
King Hamlet got into a fight with Fortinbras and ended up killing him to take his land. Since then, the country has to keep constant watch for Fortinbras son because they think he will come back and attack for revenge.