Relationships
She could be described as Hamlet's situationship...but a romantic interest to some extent nonetheless.
Who is Ophelia?
This line is spoken by Horatio and predicts the underlying political scheming and collapse.
What is "something is rotten in the state of Denmark?"
To be or not to be...
Who is Hamlet?
This actor had the longest run playing Hamlet.
Who is John Barrymore?
Hamlet tells this character he may go mad.
Who is Horatio?
This is the woman Hamlet addresses with sarcastic and sexually suggestive comments during the performance of The Mousetrap.
Who is Ophelia?
Hamlet stages a play that imitates the suspected murder of his father to predict how this character might react.
Who is Claudius?
I did enact Julius Caesar. I was killed i’ th’
Capitol. Brutus killed me.
Who is Polonius?
This animal has starred as Hamlet in an animal-only production.
What is a dog?
What does Hamlet ask the actors to avoid doing excessively when delivering their lines?
Exaggerated gestures and overacting.
Hamlet asks this trusted friend to observe Claudius's reaction to the play alongside him.
Who is Horatio?
Hamlet tells Horatio to watch his uncle for signs of “occulted guilt.” What does Hamlet hope the King's reaction will reveal?
Whether Claudius really murdered King Hamlet.
Such love must needs be treason in my breast.
In second husband let me be accurst.
None wed the second but who killed the first.
Who is the Player Queen?
According to this famous writer, Hamlet is "the fruit of the imagination of a drunken savage."
Who is Voltaire?
What does Hamlet call the play he uses to expose Claudius's guilt?
The Mousetrap.
Before the play begins, Hamlet describes Horatio as a man who is not a “slave” to this.
What is passion?
When Claudius abruptly stops the performance, what future conflict does his reaction foreshadow?
The growing confrontation between Hamlet and Claudius, which will lead to further attempts to control Hamlet.
Do you see yonder cloud that’s almost in
shape of a camel?
Who is Hamlet?
This play inspired which classic movie?
What is The Lion King?
Why does Hamlet refuse to accept the Ghost's accusation without further evidence?
He worries that the Ghost could be deceptive, so he wants independent evidence of Claudius's guilt.
During the play, the Player Queen vows never to marry again if her first husband dies. Which real relationship does this speech indirectly challenge?
What is Gertrude's marriage to Claudius after King Hamlet's death?
Hamlet says, “I will speak daggers to her, but use none.” What does this foreshadow about his upcoming confrontation with his mother?
He plans to confront Gertrude verbally and harshly, while promising himself not to physically harm her.
Believe me, I cannot.
Who is Guildernstern?
This person's actual skull was used in a performance of Hamlet.
Who was André Tchaikowsky?
After Claudius interrupts the play, Hamlet says he would believe the Ghost's word for “a thousand pound.” What has finally changed Hamlet's level of certainty?
Claudius's reaction to the reenacted murder has confirmed Hamlet's suspicions.