prince of Denmark, main character, son of Gertrude and dead king Hamlet, dating Ophelia. Acts out of insanity
Who is Hamlet
What does Hamlet mean when he calls Rosencrantz a "sponge"?
What is that people soak up all of the words and rewards, like a sponge does water.
What does Claudius arrange to happen to Hamlet when he arrives in England?
What is Claudius planned for Hamlet to be killed by the power of the King of England.
Who does Hamlet meet in Act 4 scene 4?
Who is the Captain
What does Polonius urge the queen to do?
What is The queen protects Hamlet by acting like Hamlet is simply mad and that it is not his fault.
prince of Norway. His father, King Fortinbras, was killed by King Hamlet, giving Denmark lots of land. Fortinbras wants to avenge the death of his father and invade Denmark.
Who is Fortinbras
What 2 places does Hamlet tell Claudius that Polonius is?
What is supper and heaven
What has happened to Ophelia?
What is Ophelia's father was killed by Hamlet so she has gone mad with grief.
If the original duel doesn't work, what is the backup plan?
What is Their back up plan is that, while hamlet is thirsty, give him a drink filled with poison.
What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?
What is go with Hamlet to England.
murdered by Claudius, comes back to life to tell Hamlet to avenge his death.
Who is Ghost of King Hamlet
What does Claudius tell Laertes to do?
What is The king asks laertes why he is mad and why he continues to become more and more enraged. The kings tells Laertes to speak.
Why does Laertes break into Claudius' chamber?
What is Laertes comes in because he wants to be king and wants to kill the king.
What scheme is planned by Claudius and Leertes?
What is they plan to set a dueling ground and have Laertes have a sharpened knife dipped with poison and kill hamlet.
King of Denmark, brother to King Hamlet, married to Gertrude and uncle of Hamlet. He is partying constantly, making a bad reputation for the kingdom.
Who is Claudius
What is the King's response in Act 4 scene 7?
What is The king responds by saying Hamlet is very close with his mother and king Claudius is close with Queen Gertrude and the other reason is that the people adore Hamlet.
What effect does the meeting of the Captain have on Hamlet?
What is It makes him think about the world and war. At the end of his soliloquy, Hamlet states” My thoughts be bloody or nothing be worth.”(line 68)
sent to Norway to deliver a letter to the King asking to stop Fortinbras’ troops from invading Denmark.
Who is Voltimand
In line 5-9 of Scene 7, what does Laertes ask Claudius?
What is Laertes asks King Claudius why Hamlet was not prosecuted if the king knows that it was Hamlet who killed Polonius.
What happens to Hamlet during his passage to England?
What is Hamlet was attacked by Pirates and he was kept hostage. The only reason that he is treated well is that the pirates think that Hamlet can give them a favor.
What news does the Queen bring? recount the scene as she describes it
What is The queen brings the news that Ophelia has drowned while she was trying to hang garlands and a tree branch broke.