Characters
Plot
Relationships
Quotes
Vocabulary
100

Who becomes King after Old King Hamlet dies?

Claudius

100

What does the ghost tell Hamlet?

Claudius killed/murdered him

100

Who is Hamlet's uncle?

Claudius

100

Finish the quote: "To be, or not to be..."

That is the question

100

What does 'betrayal' mean?

Breaking someone's trust

200

Who is Hamlet's mother?

Gertrude 

200

Why does Hamlet pretend to go mad?

To investigate and get revenge on Claudius

200

Who does Hamlet love in the story?

Ophelia

200

Who says, "something is rotten in the state of Denmark"?

Marcellus 

200

What is a tapestry?

A large hanging cloth on the wall

300
Who does Hamlet accidently kill behind the tapestry?

Polonius

300

How does Ophelia die?

She drowns

300

How does Hamlet feel about Gertrude marrying Claudius in the story?

He is angry/ feels betrayed
300

What does Hamlet call Rosencrantz and Guilderstern?

Sponges

300

What does "revenge" mean?

Getting back at someone for harm they have caused

400

Who does Hamlet call a sponge?

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

400

Why does Claudius send Hamlet to England?

To have Hamlet killed

400

Who is Laertes related to?

Ophelia and Polonius 

400

Who says, "get to a nunnery! Farewell"?

Hamlet

400

What does "guilt" mean?

Feeling bad for doing something wrong

500

Who take control of Denmark at the end?

Fortinbras 

500

How does Hamlet finally kill Claudius?

Hamlet stabs Claudius with his sword and forces him to drink poison

500

Why does Laertes want revenge on Hamlet?

Hamlet killed Polonius and Ophelia died

500

Who says, "lay Ophelia in the earth and may violets grow from her fair flesh"?

Laertes

500

What is a 'mousetrap' in Hamlet?

The play used to catch Claudius's reaction

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