Hamlet
Hamlet is upset at the beginning of the play because...
His father has recently died and his uncle has married his mother
Who is the ghost?
Hamlet's father old Hamlet
Who is Horatio?
Hamlet's friend at college
Robust
strong and healthy
temperance
restraint, moderation, self-control
Hamlet has been dating someone. Who?
Ophelia
Who sees the ghost (name at least 3 characters)?
Hamlet, Marcellus, Horatio, Bernardo
Who is Polonius?
Claudius' advisor, father to Ophelia and Laertes
melancholy
sadness, depression
bawdy
indecent, humorously obscene
Hamlet is returning home at the beginning of the play. Where has he been?
college in Wittenberg.
The ghost is wearing armor. The guards think this might mean he is warning them about...
Fortinbras (or Norway) coming to attack them
What does Claudius ask Hamlet to do?
Stay, don't return to college
commencement
beginning
soliloquy
a long speech ALONE on stage
King Claudius calls Hamlet "son." How does Hamlet feel about him?
Deeply distrusts him, hates him
The ghost reveals the truth about how he died. What is it?
he was poisoned by Claudius (in the ear!)
Hamlet disapproves of something Claudius does (besides marrying his mother). What is it?
drinking and partying all night
repugnant
offensive, disgusting
dramatic irony
when the audience knows something the characters don't
Hamlet's mom is mad at him for still doing what?
mourning his father's death, being too sad and gloomy
The ghost wants Hamlet to take revenge, but NOT to...
do any harm to Gertrude
Polonius gives a lot of advice to Laertes. Name one piece of advice.
don't borrow or lend money, to thine own self be true, spend money on good clothes, listen more than you talk...
insolence
rude behavior
dramatic foil
a character who provides a contrast to another character