Act 1
What time is it at the very beginning of the play?
What is "Midnight"?
What is Hamlet's plan revealed to be when he says "The play's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King?"
What is "Staging a Play to Find out if Claudius killed his father"?
What does Hamlet mean when he utters the famous line "To be, or not to be, that is the question".
What is "To continue living or commit suicide?"
Which lens is best applied to when Gertrude says of Hamlet "Over whom his very madness, like some ore among a mineral of metals base".
What is "The Great Chain of Being"?
What other job title do the grave-diggers in Act 1. Scene 1 hold?
Name the speaker and addressee of the following line: "Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven"
Who are Ophelia & Laertes?
What is the mission that Polonius gives to Reynaldo in Act 2. Scene 1?
What is "to spy on Laertes/his son"?
Who speaks the following line: "My lord he's going to his mother's closet. Behind the arras I'll convey myself."
Who is "Polonius?"
In Act 4 Scene 4, why is Fortinbras and his army marching through Denmark?
What is "They are invading Poland"
What does the Grave-Digger say is the most ancient profession of all?
What is "A grave-digger/gardener?"?
What is "In the middle of things?"
What theme does the following line best indicate:
"By heaven, it is proper to our age To cast beyond ourselves in opinions as it is common for the younger sort to lack discretion"
What is "Elderly Vs. Youth"?
Which characters does Hamlet accuse of being "Sponges"?
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
In plain English, what does the following line by Hamlet mean: "A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm."
What is "Death is an equalizer/a cycle?"
Hamlet hold the skull of a man he once knew, what was his name and occupation?
Who is "Yorick the Jester?"?
Which theme does the following line examine: "Seems madam? Nay it is. I know not 'seems'".
What is "Appearance Vs. Reality?"
Rosencrantz tells Hamlet "Why then, your ambition makes it one. 'Tis too narrow for your mind." Which deadly sin is Hamlet accused of committing?
What is "Pride"?
Hamlet: Do you see a yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel?
Polonius: By the mass, and 'tis like a camel, Indeed.
What deception tactic is Polonius using here?
What is "Being a yes man/flattery/sycophancy?"
What is revealed to be the King's backup plan if Laertes is unable to kill Hamlet with his poisoned sword?
Hamlet reveals to Horatio that he secretly swapped the letters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern had onboard the ship bound for England, what did he write in the new letter?
What are "Orders from the King to have R&G executed when they arrive in England"?
When the clock strikes twelve in Act 1. Scene 4, stage directions indicate "A flourish of trumpets, and two pieces of ordnance go off", what is happening?
What is Irony/Dramatic Irony"?
Which theme is explored when Hamlet reveals he will wait to kill Claudius "When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage, or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed. . ."
What is "Violence as Retribution"?
In his letter to Horatio, how does Hamlet reveal he escaped the ship bound to England?
Name ALL of the characters that are revealed to have died in the play.
Who are "King Hamlet, Polonius, Ophelia, Queen Gertrude, King Claudius, Prince Hamlet, Laertes, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern?"