Act 2 Scene 1
What does Polonius send Reynaldo to
Spy on Laertes
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to Hamlet?
Childhood friends or school mates
What does Hamlet question in this scene?
To be or not to be?
What name has Hamlet GIVEN the play?
The Mousetrap
Where are Polonius and Gertrude in Scene 4?
In Gertrude chambers (receiving room)
What does Ophelia talk about with her father?
Hamlet's strange behavior
What does the King and Queen ask of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
To spy on Hamlet
Describe Claudius and Polonius’ plan.
They will use Ophelia to ambush Hamlet and see if he's really crazy
What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do during the play?
He asks Horatio to watch Claudius to see his guilt
What happens to Polonius in this scene?
Hamlet stabs him through the curtain
What does Polonius assume about Hamlet based off of his encounter with Ophelia?
Hamlet is madly in love with Ophelia
How do the King and Polonius plan to spy on Hamlet?
Surprise him with Ophelia while he is in the lobby
What, according to Hamlet, keeps a person from escaping the troubles of this life?
There is a fear of something dreadful happening after death. Thought keeps people from taking action
What kinds of comments does Hamlet make to Ophelia during the play within a play?
He calls her attractive, asks if he can lay in her lap, says that there is hope that people might remember a great man for 6 months, says the prologue is as brief as a woman's love, accuses Ophelia of making a puppet show of love
Who shows up in the middle of Scene 4
The Ghost of King Hamlet
Who does Polonius plan to tell about Hamlet's strange behavior?
King Claudius
How does Hamlet plan on spying on King Claudius?
Using a reenactment of his father's death to see if Claudius has a reaction
What does Claudius conclude about Hamlet after overhearing the conversation with Ophelia?
He concludes that Hamlet isn't crazy, his sadness, not love, is making something else.
Why does Hamlet give the play this name? What does the play reveal to be true?
Hamlet is trying to "trap" the king, it reveals that the king is truly guilty
Hamlet can see the ghost and Gertrude cannot.
How does Ophelia react to Hamlet's strange behavior?
She is frightened/freaked out.
What is the name of the play that Hamlet is putting on?
The Murder of Gonzago
DAILY DOUBLE Is Hamlet crazy or not? Explain your answer.
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Very angrily demanded for the lights to be let up.
INTERPRETATION: What does Hamlet's murder of Polonius' tell us about hamlet?
-hamlet has been reluctant to kill Claudius but he kill Polonius out of impulse and without even flinching
-this shows that hamlet is capable of murder