Shakespeare
What year was Shakespeare born?
1564 (estimated)
Who is Hamlet supposedly in love with?
Ophelia
Who are Hamlet's friends from school and the ones sent to spy on him?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
What does Polonius show the King and Queen to bolster his argument that Hamlet is in love with Ophelia?
Love letters and poems from Hamlet to Ophelia
What Disney movie is based off Hamlet?
The Lion King
What theater did Shakespeare and his troupe performa at.
The Globe
Where was Ophelia when Hamlet goes to her with "his doublet all unbraced, no hat upon his head, his stockings fouled?" etc
In her sewing room.
Who brought the acting troupe to Elsinore to entertain Hamlet and the court?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Why does Polonius send Reynaldo to France?
To spy on Laertes
What Disney character represents Hamlet (from the Lion King)?
Simba
What did Shakespeare famously leave his wife in his will?
His "second-best" bed
Why does Polonius forbid Ophelia to see or receive gifts from Hamlet?
He thinks he is mad (crazy).
OR
He's royalty and she's not.
Who is Ophelia and Laertes' father?
Polonius
Why did Hamlet want to put on a play to reenact his father's murder?
To see how Claudius would react and trap him
What do you call it when a character in a play speaks his private thoughts aloud?
Soliloquy
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Anne Hathaway
What is Polonius referring to when he says to Ophelia, "That hath made him mad."
Ophelia refusing Hamlet's advances.
What is the name of the Old King (and the King's son) of Norway?
Fortinbras
What was the name of the play Hamlet wanted the actors to perform?
The Murder of Gonzago
What do you call the meter that Shakespeare uses in most of his poetry and plays?
Iambic Pentameter
Shakespeare had a son (who died in childhood) whose name resembles that of the title character in the play. What was his son's name?
Hamnet
Who tells the King and Queen that the reason for Hamlet's madness is his love for Ophelia?
Polonius
Who is Polonius' servant (he orders him to spy on his son in scene 1)?
Reynaldo
What does Hamlet compare Denmark to when talking to his schools friends?
A prison
How many acts do all of Shakespeare's plays have?
Five