Background
Interesting Facts
Plot and Characters
Paraphrasing
Quotation Identification
100
Who was Shakespeare married to?
Anne Hathaway
100
What is interesting about the actors’ scripts during Shakespeare’s time?
The scripts had only their own lines on it--they did not find out about the rest of the play until the first rehearsal.
100
How is King Claudius related to Hamlet?
Uncle and step-father
100
Paraphrase the following: “If thou hast any sound or use of voice, / Speak to me."
If you are able to at all, speak to me.
100
Who is speaking in the following quotation, “My father’s spirit--in arms? All is not well”?
Hamlet
200
What is interesting about Shakespeare’s birth and death date?
They are on the same date, April 23rd.
200
What was Hamlet based upon?
12th century story by Saxo Grammaticus/Norse legend
200
Who is Fortinbras?
Prince of Norway who is trying to avenge his father’s death
200
“If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, / The rivals (partners) of my watch, bid them make haste.”
If you see Horatio and Marcellus, the people who are supposed to guard with me, tell them to hurry.
200
Who is speaking in the following quotation, “Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted color off, / And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark. / Do not forever with vailed lids seek for thy noble father in the dust.”?
Gertrude
300
During Shakespeare’s time, how did the actors get their costumes?
The costumes were donated when nobles died.
300
Which part in Hamlet do many think Shakespeare played?
King Hamlet’s ghost
300
Who is Laertes’ father?
Polonius
300
Paraphrase the following:”‘Tis unmanly grief. / It shows a will most incorrect to heaven”
It is ungodly and unmanly for Hamlet to grieve so much.
300
Sit down awhile, / And let us once again assail your ears, / That are so fortified against our story, / What we have two nights seen.” What is “our story” about?
The king coming back as a ghost.
400
Name 2 causes of the theater closing during Shakespeare’s time.
plague, Puritans, fires
400
How frequently is Hamlet performed?
Every minute of the day
400
Why is Horatio in town?
King Hamlet’s funeral
400
Paraphrase the following: “What art thou that usurp’st this time of night, / Together with that fair and warlike form / In which the majesty of buried Denmark / Did sometimes march?”
What are you that comes around at night looking as handsome warrior-like as the King of Denmark who was just buried and used to march in battle?
400
Who is speaking in the following quotation, “You, good Cornelius, and you, Voltemand, / For bearers of this greeting to Old Norway, / Giving to you no further personal power / To business with the king, more than the scope / Of these delated articles (detailed documents) allow.”?
King Claudius
500
Why did the king restrict the theater opening?
so it wouldn’t conflict with bear baiting
500
In what year was the first performance of Hamlet?
1607
500
Where is Laertes going?
France
500
Paraphrase the following: “This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. / Do you consent we shall acquaint him with it, / As needful in our loves, fitting our duty?”
This ghost, who won’t talk to us, will talk to Hamlet. Do you agree that we should tell Hamlet about the ghost out of our love and duty to him?
500
Who is speaking in the following quotation, “Stay! Speak, speak. I charge thee, speak.”?
Horatio
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