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What kind of play is 'Hamlet'?
Tragedy
Who wrote 'Hamlet'?
William Shakespeare
What text type is 'Hamlet'?
Play
What kind of plot does 'Hamlet' have?
Revenge
Who is the protagonist of 'Hamlet'?
Hamlet
Why does Hamlet not kill Claudius when he has his first chance?
He is praying
Who does Hamlet stab through the tapestry?
Polonius
Who is Laertes?
Brother to Ophelia
Where is the play set?
Denmark
Who is Hamlet's love interest?
Orphelia
List three words to describe Hamlet.
Procrastinator, melancholic, contemplative etc.
Who does Claudius marry?
Gertrude
How does Orphelia die?
Drowns
Who is Fortinbras?
Prince of Norway
Name three characters from 'Hamlet'.
Hamlet, Ghost, Gertrude etc.
Where did Hamlet study?
University in Wittenberg
What is the major conflict in the play?
Hamlet has to avenge his father's death
Who are sent to discover the cause of Hamlet's strange behaviour?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
What does 'intertextuality' mean?
the relationship between texts, especially literary ones
Who is the antagonist in the play?
Claudius
When was 'Hamlet' written?
1601
What does Hamlet pretend to be and why?
Hamlet decides to feign madness as a strategic move to conceal his true intentions and buy time.
List three synonyms for 'ghost'.
Spectre, phantom, spirit
Which Disney film has a similar plot to the play?
'The Lion King'
Who says 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark'?
Marcellus