Act 1
The play opens at this location
Denmark
Double: Elisnore Castle
Polonius sends this character to spy on Laertes in Paris
Reynaldo
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This character is Hamlet's mother
Gertrude
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
Marcellus
The motif of corruption in Denmark shows
Rot and decay
Hamlet’s first soliloquy (“O, that this too, too solid flesh would melt”) reveals his feelings about what?
Mainly his grief
Hamlet calls Polonius this famous insult
A fishmonger
Hamlet's closet friend and main advisor
Horatio
This above all: to thine own self be true.
Polonius
Polonius believes Hamlet's madness comes from
Heartbreak
Describe the advice given by Polonius to Laertes and Ophelia
Towards Laertes, there is love
Towards Ophelia, there is force
Why are R and G asked to spy on Hamlet?
They are close friends; Hamlet is more likely to trust them
Hamlet's father, King Hamlet, was killed by ____ with _____
Claudius, poision in the ear
“Frailty, thy name is woman.” Who is Hamlet criticizing?
Gertrude
The theme of surveillance appears through two main events:
Reynaldo to Laertes
R and G to Hamlet
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The Ghost beckons Hamlet to follow him in this scene
Scene 4
Hamlet watches a performance about Hecuba in this Act. How does it make him feel?
Ashamed of his own inaction
TRUE OR FALSE
The Ghost is confirmed to be King Hamlet's spirit
FALSE
Truthfully, there is no way of knowing
“What a rogue and peasant slave am I.”
What scene is this said in, and by who?
Act 2, Scene 3
Hamlet
The appearance of the Ghost is a catalyst for this theme
Revenge and justice
Claudius justifies his marriage to Gertrude by claiming it balances grief with this
Stability and unity of Denmark
What is Hamlet's master plan by the end of Act 2?
He will stage a play that mirrors King Hamlet’s murder to observe Claudius’s reaction.
Which character sees the Ghost first?
Bernardo
I am sorry that with better head and judgement I had not quoted him
Who is speaking? Who is listening?
Polonius to Ophelia
Hamlet's plan at the end of Act 2 reveals what theme?
Appearance vs reality