Madness
What was the first cause of Hamlet's madness?
His father getting murdered
Where did Polonius send Reynaldo to spy on his son Laertes?
Paris
What is shown by making Hamlet so indecisive throughout the play?
That he is a over thinker with too many ideas
Why was Hamlet being angry at Ophelia and saying "get thee to a nunnery?"
Hamlet said that so he could keep his cover and suspected to be watched by others
Who does Hamlet want to kill throughout the play for killing his father?
His uncle King Claudius.
Who went insane after the death of Polonius?
Ophelia
Which two people are employed by Claudius to spy on Hamlet throughout the play?
Rosenkratz and Guildenstern
What is Hamlet meaning by to be or not to be?
If he should kill himself or not
Where was the king intending on Hamlet to go so, he can appear uncorrupted even though he was trying to kill Hamlet?
England
How does the king and Laertes plan on killing Hamlet to successfully avenge Polonius?
By having a fencing match that has a sharpened poisoned blade with extra poison for Hamlet to drink afterwards.
What did Hamlet do at Ophelia's burial that made everyone realize he was mad?
He jumped in the grave and was talking about how he loved Ophelia way more than Laertes ever could.
Who was killed by Hamlet while listening to him and the queen talking and was thought to be the king by Hamlet in act three?
Polonius
How does Hamlet prove that the ghost is talking the truth about Claudius?
By testing him with a play to see how he reacts.
How does Hamlet test King Claudius to see if he murdered the previous king?
By making a play within a play about how a king got killed by his brother and then became king.
What did the ghost say to Hamlet after he appeared in Gertrude's room?
To get his revenge on the king Claudius already
In act three Hamlet speaks with the queen in her room and gets accused of being mad. What was Hamlet's response?
That he is not mad and is only acting like he is mad.
What did Hamlet and Horatio do as the funeral for Ophelia started?
They hid and watched to see who had died
What makes Hamlet decide not kill Claudius when he has the chance to in act three scene two?
Hamlet thought if Claudius was killed while praying that he would not go to hell but heaven instead, and he would wait until Claudius was caught doing a sin to kill him.
Once Hamlet discovers that Claudius murdered the king, how does Claudius use deception to maintain his power?
By pretending to be guilty for the murder
Who does Laertes want to kill partway through the play?
Hamlet
In act two scene two what was the hypothesis of the cause of Hamlets madness that Polonius states to the king and queen?
That it was from all of the times Ophelia rejected him and how he still loves her.
Who were listening to Hamlet's confrontation with Ophelia in act three?
Claudius and Polonius
How does Hamlet feel when he talks with the Norwegian captain about how they will fight and die over pointless land?
Hamlet is guilty that he has not killed his uncle.
Why does Hamlet pretend to have gone insane?
To observe Claudius and others without raising suspicion.
Who seeks revenge on Denmark for the death of their father, the king?
Fortinbras