Ghostbusters!
(Act I)
(Act I)
Who first speaks with the Ghost?
Horatio; "Thou art a scholar...Speak to it"
Why does Polonius send Reynaldo to France?
To spy on Laertes; Polonius wishes him to report on Laertes' actions/behavior to see what kind of man he's become.
What does Gertrude tell Claudius that makes him want to send Hamlet to England immediately?
Hamlet has killed Polonius; stabbed him through the curtain.
"This above all — to thine own self be true;
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man..."
Polonius; giving advice now that Laertes is returning to school.
How did Ophelia die?
She drowned in the brook under the tree she was sitting in; heavily implied that she committed suicide
Why is Hamlet so upset with his mother?
She remarried too soon after his father died; she married his uncle.
What does Ophelia tell her father that Hamlet's done?
He visited her acting wild; stared at her/grabbed her by the arms before leaving.
Which two answers does Hamlet provide in answer to Claudius' question about where Polonius' dead body resides?
At supper; in the afterlife. The body is actually in the lobby.
"I thought thy bride-bed to have decked, sweet maid, and not have strewed thy grave."
Queen Gertrude; speaking her desire for Ophelia to have married Hamlet while she was still alive.
How did Rosencrantz & Guildenstern die?
An ambassador from England arrives at the end to announce that they'd been executed.
What is the name of the kingdom (NOT THE COUNTRY) where the play takes place?
Elsinore (Had to throw this one in!)
What does Hamlet's "To be, or not to be..." speech boil down to? What does he mean by it?
He's contemplating suicide; he's afraid of what happens after death.
How has Ophelia responded to hearing the news about the death of her father?
She's gone mad; in scene 5 she sings "songs" that allude to her father's death and Hamlet's rejection of her.
"My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts never to heaven go."
Claudius; speaking to himself after praying for forgiveness concerning the murder of his brother. He isn't truly sorry, after all.
How does King Claudius die?
He is stabbed with a poisoned sword AND Hamlet makes him drink poisoned wine... Brutal.
Who is attempting to invade Denmark?
Fortinbras; the Norwegians
What is the name of the play Hamlet wishes the actors to perform? Why does he want them to perform this play?
"The Murder of Gonzago"/"The Mousetrap"; it closely resembles the way in which his father died.
Why is Laertes upset with the priest/doctor of divinity?
The ceremony isn't completed in full because of the way in which Ophelia died.
"I am justly killed with mine own treachery.”
Laertes; says this after he and Hamlet both wound each other with the sword he had poisoned.
How do Laertes and Hamlet die?
What does the Ghost reveal to Hamlet?
He's his father; he was poisoned through the ear by Claudius.
Why doesn't Hamlet take advantage of the opportunity and kill Claudius when he's kneeling and praying?
He feels that Claudius will go to Heaven since he's had a chance to repent.
With the royal family wiped out at the end of the play, who does Hamlet say that he thinks should inherit the throne?
Fortinbras, Prince of Norway.
“If it be now, ’tis not to come. If it be not to come, it will be now. If it be not now, yet it will come—the readiness is all.”
Hamlet; speaking to Horatio before going off to the duel with Laertes. Saying one should always be ready for death.
Before he dies, what final task does Hamlet give to Horatio?
"Tell my story"; to share what happened with people.