Act 1
The play opens at this location
Denmark
Double: Elisnore Castle
Polonius sends this character to spy on Laertes in Paris
Reynaldo
This character is Hamlet's mother
Gertrude
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
Marcellus
Hamlet’s first soliloquy (“O, that this too, too solid flesh would melt”) reveals his feelings about what?
His grief
Hamlet calls Polonius this famous insult
A fishmonger
Hamlet's closest friend and main advisor
Horatio
This above all: to thine own self be true.
Polonius
Describe the advice given by Polonius to Laertes and Ophelia
Toward Laertes, Polonius is wise and caring; toward Ophelia, he is strict and controlling.
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 Ghost beckons Hamlet to follow him in this scene of the play
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
“What a rogue and peasant slave am I.”
who says this?
Hamlet
In Hamlet Act 1, Claudius sends these men to Norway to stop Fortinbras from invading Denmark.
Who are Voltimand and Cornelius?
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 says this to Ophelia