"Soliloquy Central"
What famous question does Hamlet ask in his Act 3, Scene 1 soliloquy?
To be or not to be
Who is Hamlet’s uncle and the new king of Denmark?
Claudius
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern sent by Claudius to spy on Hamlet?
Childhood friends
In his first soliloquy, Hamlet compares the world to what “unweeded” thing?
A garden
What is Hamlet’s relationship to Gertrude?
Mother
What does Polonius hide behind to eavesdrop on Hamlet and Gertrude?
A tapestry
What emotion dominates Hamlet’s soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 2?
Grief and Disgust
What does the Ghost ask Hamlet to do regarding Gertrude?
Leave judgement to heaven
What is Claudius’s plan for Hamlet after the play scene?
Send him to England
What does Hamlet say makes “cowards of us all” in his “To be or not to be” speech?
Conscience
Why is Hamlet angry with his mother’s marriage to Claudius?
Betrayal to his father
What does Hamlet call Rosencrantz and Guildenstern when he suspects their motives?
Sponges
How does Hamlet’s soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 1 reflect his internal conflict about revenge and morality?
Ms. Terry will judge
How does Claudius reveal guilt in his soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 3?
Ms. Terry will judge
How does the play-within-a-play serve as Hamlet’s trap for Claudius?
Unveils Claudius as the murderer