Hamlet 1
Who is the enemy?
Fortinbras
Whose spirit is that of the ghost?
Who is King Hamlet
Who kills Polonius?
Who is Hamlet
Who does Polonius send to spy on Laertes?
Who is Reynaldo
What was Ophelia's ultimate sin?
drowning on purpose
How did Gertrude die?
drank the poison
Explain how King Hamlet died
Part of his revenge plan on his uncle
Who is the last character to die in the play?
Who is Hamlet
What do Polonius and Laertes warn Ophelia of?
Falling in love with Hamlet
(To stay away from Hamlet)
Who is Hamlet and Gertrude interrupted by when talking after the play?
Ghost dad
What was ironic about how Laertes died?
It was his sword drenched in poison that Hamlet used against him.
What is it called when a character speaks their thoughts aloud?
What is a soliloquy?
What was Laertes told when he returned from France?
His father was murdered and his sister was acting mad
What does Hamlet do to Laertes at Ophelia's funeral?
Jumps in the grave with him and challenges him to a dual.
He had a play performed to see how Claudius would react
What is Hamlet contemplating in his "to be or not to be" soliloquy?
to live or die
What was the weapon that killed Hamlet?
Laertes's poisoned sword
What is the real reason that Hamlet is sent to England?
He is sent to England to be executed
What are the two ideas on how to get revenge on Hamlet that Laertes and Claudius created?
poison sword and poison drink
Who is the king of Denmark in the end?
Who is Fortinbras
What was Horatio told to do at the end of the play?
To not commit suicide and tell the story of what happened at the scene and to tell the story of Hamlet
What are the two things that Ophelia does that shows that she is insane?
Ophelia starts singing nonsense and commits suicide
Explain how Rosencrantz and Guilderstern died
The sealed envelope they were carrying was switched by Hamlet and it stated that the carriers of the envelope (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern) were to be executed
How many characters died in the last scene and how were they killed?
6 Characters
Laertes-poison stab, Claudius- poison drink and stab, Rosencrantz- King of England, Guildenstern- King of England, Hamlet- poison stab, Gertrude- poison drink