Family and Friends
What is Hamlet's father's name?
King Hamlet
Where does Hamlet take place?
Denmark
"A little more than kin and less than kind."
Hamlet
A little more than kin but less than kind.
You're a little more than a relative and less than nice.
How many students are enrolled at Taconic right now? Get within 100 students for the points.
776
Who is Laertes's father?
Polonius
What country was Hamlet being sent to?
England
"To thine own self be true."
Polonius
To thine own self be true.
Be true to yourself.
What color are the lockers on the 2nd floor?
Green
Who is Laertes's sister?
Ophelia
What happened to Ophelia?
She went insane and drowned.
"My lord, I have letters of yours I want to return to you."
Ophelia
If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all.
If it's supposed to happen now, it won't. If it isn't supposed to happen, it will. If it's not now, it will eventually come. The point is to be ready.
What color are the lockers on the 3rd floor?
Blue
Who is Hamlet's stepfather?
What happened to Polonius?
He was spying on Hamlet behind a curtain and Hamlet stabbed him through the curtain.
"Oh my crime is horrible. It stinks to heaven."
Claudius
Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she willfully seeks her own salvation?
Why is she given a Christian burial when she committed suicide?
In Elizabethan times (500 years or more ago) suicides weren't given Christian burial rites. The Gravedigger assumes Ophelia killed herself.
Explain to a visitor how to get to the 2A neighborhood.
Go up the main stairwell and head straight down the hallway away from the library. It's where Health Tech, multimedia, and Art classes are.
Who is King Claudius's wife?
Queen Gertrude
What happened to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
They continued on to England without Hamlet and delivered a letter to the king that said to kill the bearers of this message. They were assassinated.
"Hamlet, you have much offended your father."
Queen Gertrude
I hoped thou shouldst have been my Hamlet’s wife.
Queen Gertrude is putting flowers on Ophelia's grave and says she wishes Ophelia could have lived to married Hamlet.
How is the 3rd floor different from floors 1 and 2?
It is not directly connected to the main stairwell or the cafeteria