Action
Quote
Death
Character Role
Rhetorical Devices
100
Where does King Claudius send Hamlet to?
England
100
Who says "to be, or not to be..."
Hamlet.



Duh...

100
Who kills Old King Hamlet?
King Claudius
100
Who is Gertrude to Hamlet?
His mother
100

Which statement uses simile?


- "what a piece of work is man!...how like an angel"

- "he would drown the stage with tears/ And cleave the general ear with horrid speech"

- "Frailty thy name is woman!"

- "in equal scarle weighing delight and dole."

"what a piece of work is man!...how like an angel"

200
Why does Gertrude become startled and call for help when Hamlet is in her room?
Hamlet starts to advance on her.
200

Who sings "no, no he is dead; go to thy deathbed..."

Ophelia
200
What plan conspired between King Claudius and Laertes to kill Hamlet?
Laertes is to duel Hamlet. The sword he uses is to be poisoned. If Laertes fails to kill Hamlet, Claudius will poison the wine that Hamlet drinks.
200
Who is Hamlet's love interest?
Ophelia
200

Comic relief is when a humorous episode occurs in a tragedy . Which of these scenes could be described as comic relief?

- Horatio reading Hamlet's letter

- Bernardo and Francisco telling Hamlet they've seen his fathers ghost

- Hamlet contemplating suicide

- The gravediggers digging Ophelia's grave


The gravediggers digging Ophelia's grave
300
What does Hamlet say about his madness?

(Exact quote)

He is "not in madness, but mad in craft..."
300
Who says "an act hath three branches: to act, to do, and to perform..."
- Grave digger

- Player 2

300
What does Claudius use to poison the wine?
A pearl.
300
Claudius plays three roles to Hamlet. What are these roles?
Step-dad, uncle, and king.
300
Who is Hamlet's foil?
Laertes
400

Who takes the first hit during the Act V duel?

Hamlet.
400
Where does the quote "Here's fine revolution, and we had the trick to see't..." take place?
Ophelia's gravesite
400
How many years has Yorick been dead?
23
400
When is the last time Hamlet sees Ophelia alive?
The Play Within the Play
400
"To die, to sleep; to sleep: to perchance a dream..."


This an example of...

- Simile 

- Catachresis

- Anadiplosis 

- Archaism 

- Irony


Anadiplosis
500
In the graveyard, Hamlet picks up the skull of whom?(Give exact name)

 Yorick

500
"Which bewept to the grave with true-love showers..."


This is part of a...

- Soliloquy

- Song

- Conversation

- Letter

Song
500
In what order do these people die and how does it happen? (-$50 for each misplaced)

-Laertes

-Gertrude

- Ophelia

- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

- Polonius

- Hamlet

- Old King Hamlet

- Claudius

- Old King Hamlet: Poisoned by Claudius


- Polonius: Stabbed by Hamlet

- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern: Beheaded

- Ophelia: Drowns herself

- Gertrude: (Accidentally) Drank poisoned wine

- Claudius: Stabbed by Hamlet and forced to drink poisoned wine.

- Laertes: Stabbed by Hamlet with poisoned blade

- Hamlet: Cut with poisoned blade by Laertes

500
What does Osric imply when he says, "it is very sultry as 'twere - I cannot tell how..."
He has a crush on Hamlet.
500
What is the symbolism behind each of the flowers Ophelia gives out? (-100 for each wrong answer)

-Fennel

-Columbine

- Rue

- Daisy

- Violet

Fennel - Flattery


Columbine - Cuckoldry

Rue - Pity

Daisy - False Love

Violet - Faithfulness

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