Shakespeare
To Be or Not To Be
Who killed King Hamlet?
Claudius
What does Hamlet add to the script of the Murder of Gonzago?
The murder of the king
Polonius
Who was Yorick?
The court jester
Shakespeare writes his plays in this style?
iambic pentameter
What bothers Hamlet about his mother's marriage to Claudius?
Less than two months. Too soon.
How might Polonius be held responsible for Hamlet's apparent madness?
He told Ophelia to break it off.
Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he is praying?
Worried his soul will go to heaven
What is the problem with Ophelia's burial?
Suicide.
Shakespeare built this theatre in 1599?
The Globe
What does Hamlet swear to the ghost of his father that he will do?
Avenge him
What are the two options that Hamlet considers in his famous soliloquy?
life or death.
What happens to Ophelia?
She drowns
How does Gertrude die?
She drinks the poison during a toast.
What is a soliloquy?
A monologue with only the speaker on stage. Inner most thoughts.
What warning do both Laertes and Polonius give Ophelia?
What makes us endure the "calamity of life?"
The unknown after death.
What do Claudius and Laertes plan to do to Hamlet and how?
Poison him. Sword and cup
Who takes the crown of Denmark at the end of the play?
Fortinbras