Madness
Revenge
Mortality
Corruption
Appearance vs. Reality
100
Which character feigns madness to trick the others into revealing information about their true characters?
Hamlet
100
What two items did Laertes and Claudius poison?
Laertes' sword and Hamlet's chalice
100
Who kills Hamlet?
Laertes
100
What is the first act of corruption in the play?
Claudius killing his brother and usurping the throne in his stead
100
Which character pretends to take Hamlet in as his own son?
Claudius
200
What drives Ophelia to madness?
There was no longer a man present in her life telling her what to do.
200
Who was the first to die in Claudius and Laertes' revenge plan?
Queen Gertrude
200
Who kills Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
The English
200
At the beginning of the play, the guards thought that the ghost was _______ .
a bad omen, a symbol of upcoming troubles, etc. (corruption)
200
Who says "brevity is the soul of wit" and why is that ironic?
Polonius, and it's ironic because he is notorious for his long-winded speeches
300
Who says the quote: "Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. Then up he rose and donned his clothes And dupped the chamber door, Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more."
Ophelia, after she has gone mad
300
In the end, how does Hamlet avenge his father's death (how does he finally kill Claudius)?
He stabs him and forces him to drink the poisoned cup
300
When does Hamlet get over his fear of death?
In the graveyard
300
Fill in the blank: Shattered by his mother's decision to marry so soon after his father's death, Hamlet expresses hatred toward _______ and associates moral corruption and weakness with _______.
women
300
Which character actually stays true to himself/herself throughout the play?
Horatio
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