He is angry because his father was killed in battle, and he wages war on Poland to get revenge. Hamlet admires him. Hamlet recommends that he become king with his dying breath.
Who is Fortinbras?
100
I am the number of people who died in Act 5.
What is 6?
200
What type of relationship do Horatio and Hamlet have?
What is a friendship?
200
Who's wishes are that Fortinbras should be the King of Denmark?
Who is Hamlet
200
A speech that is often used as a device in a drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts.
What is soliloquy?
200
These are the two reasons that Claudius doesn't simply kill Hamlet himself.
What are 1) he is loved by the people and 2) he is loved by Gertrude.
200
I died from drinking poisoned wine intended for my offspring.
Who is Gertrude?
300
Laertes and Ophelia are?
What is brother and sister?
300
What country does Fortinbras' pass through on its way to invade Poland?
What is Denmark
300
a literary technique used to provide clues for the reader to be able to predict what might occur later on in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
300
Ophelia hands these out to people after she goes crazy - they each represent something.
What are flowers?
300
In Hamlet's anger, he kills this character.
Who is Claudius?
400
What was Claudius' and Gertrude's relationship prior to marriage?
What is awkward... they were in-laws
400
Who is the rightful heir to the throne of Denmark?
Who is Hamlet?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
A part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on stage, intended only for the audience.
What is an aside?
400
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and what happens to them?
They are Hamlet's friends who spy on Hamlet for the King. Hamlet has the King of England kill them.
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
Before I died, I had the opportunity to pour Rhenish wine on the Gravedigger's head.
Who is Yorick?
500
Ophelia and Hamlet are?
What is boyfriend and girlfriend?
500
Where did Hamlet want to go to school?
Where is England
500
A reference in literature to another story that the audience would typically have prior knowledge of (such as Claudius comparing his story to that of Cain and Abel).
What is an allusion?
500
The two names that the play-within-a-play are known as.
What are The Mousetrap and The Murder of Gonzago?
500
I was killed while defending my father's honor with rapiers and daggers.