Characters
Plot
Misc.
Misc.
Unit 2 Vocab
100
Hamlet's mother
Who is Gertrude?
100
Hamlet hides Polonius's body here
What is under the stairs?
100
Hamlet does not commit suicide and end all his troubles because he is afraid of ____________.
What is being damned (going to Hell)?
100
The last person to die in the play.
Who is Hamlet?
100
Hatred (Hamlet feels this for his uncle)
What is enmity?
200
Goes mad before she dies and passes out herbs and flowers.
Who is Ophelia?
200
Polonius believes Hamlet's madness is a result of this.
What is his love for Ophelia?
200
Hamlet does not kill Claudius after the play because Claudius is ____________.
What is praying?
200
The famous speech "To be or not to be" discusses this subject.
What is suicide?
200
Wrong (something Ms. Keyes would NEVER be!)
What is erroneous?
300
He is a man of action or the complete opposite of Hamlet.
Who is Laertes?
300
What does Hamlet say to Laertes before they begin their duel?
What is apologize?
300
He plays Hamlet in the movie version.
Who is Mel Gibson?
300
In Act V, comic relief is providded by the __________.
What is gravediggers?
300
To become weak
What is languish?
400
Pretends to be mad while he plots revenge.
Who is Hamlet?
400
In the very last scene of the play, who dies first?
Who is Gertrude?
400
The cleansing of emotions at the end of a tragedy.
What is catharsis?
400
Name the two locations where the ghost appears in the play.
What is castle ramparts and Gertrude's bedchamber?
400
Vague
What is equivocal?
500
Advisor to the king.
Who is Polonius?
500
Where is the old king when he is poisoned by his brother?
What is the orchard?
500
Hamlet gives the play-within-the-play this nickname.
What is The Mousetrap?
500
The university where Hamlet studied.
What is Wittenberg?
500
Random (The police conducted a _________ search that turned up no evidence--Gee, you think?)
What is desultory?
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