Bernardo, Marcellus, and Horatio witness the ghost of Hamlet’s father.
100
Why does Polonius send Reynaldo to Paris?
Polonius sent Reynaldo to Paris because he wants Reynaldo to spy on Laertes.
100
What two things does Hamlet claim about Ophelia?
Hamlet claims to have loved her once and that he never loved her.
100
What does Claudius request from the king of England?
Claudius requests that the king of England kills Hamlet.
100
Whose skull is Hamlet talking to?
Hamlet is talking to Yorick’s skull.
200
Who is the new King and Queen of Denmark?
Claudius is the new King and Gertrude is the new Queen of Denmark.
200
Why does Polonius think Hamlet is acting crazy?
According to Polonius, Hamlet is acting crazy because all communication between Hamlet and Ophelia was ceased, causing Hamlet to become crazy in love with her.
200
Why is Claudius going to send Hamlet to England?
Claudius is sending Hamlet to England before Hamlet can cause any serious trouble.
200
Who comes back from France and why?
Laertes has come back from France to avenge Polonius.
200
How do Claudius and Gertrude die?
Gertrude drinks poison accidentally and Claudius is forced to drink poison after he was swiped with a poison sword by Hamlet.
300
Why can’t Ophelia be in love with Hamlet anymore?
Because Hamlet is heir to the throne, it is most likely that he will be in arranged marriage and because Hamlet is only using her.
300
Why are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern summoned by the King?
The King summoned Rosencrantz and Guildenstern because he wants to find out why Hamlet is acting mad, and because they are close to Hamlet, the King thinks they will figure it out.
300
What does Claudius do in the middle of the play and why?
Claudius rises and stops the play because he felt too much guilt from the plot.
300
What happened to Ophelia while she was playing near the brook?
Ophelia drowned while playing near the brook.
300
How do Laertes and Hamlet die?
Laertes is killed by his own poison sword and Hamlet is killed by a poisonous sword.
400
Why does Hamlet have a distaste for the Danish custom of partying when becoming King?
Hamlet says it makes Denmark look foolish.
400
What is Polonius’ plan to prove that Hamlet is mad in love with Ophelia?
Polonius’ plan is that he and Claudius will spy on an encounter between Ophelia and Hamlet.
400
Why doesn’t Hamlet kill Claudius for revenge when he has the chance?
Since Claudius was in the middle of praying, it’s likely Claudius would go straight to heaven.
400
What happened to Hamlet’s ship on its way to England?
Hamlet’s ship was captured by pirates who returned him to Denmark.
400
Who does Hamlet declare become the new king of Denmark?
Hamlet declares that Fortinbras become the new king of Denmark.
500
Who was Old Hamlet and how did he die?
Old Hamlet is the father of Hamlet and the former king of Denmark. He died by poisoning from his brother, Claudius.
500
What play does Hamlet request the players to perform and why?
Hamlet requests the players to perform “The Murder of Gonzago” because it closely relates to the murder of his father which will put guilt on Claudius if he murdered Old Hamlet.
500
Who does Hamlet kill and why?
Because Hamlet mistook Polonius for Claudius when Polonius was spying on Hamlet’s conversation with Gertrude, Hamlet impaled Polonius with his sword.
500
What is Laertes and Claudius’ plan to kill Hamlet?
Laertes will duel Hamlet in fencing, but Laertes’ sword will be sharp and tipped with a lethal poison and if Hamlet manages to escape the poison, Claudius will have Hamlet drink poison.
500
How did Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die?
While Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were sleeping, Hamlet replaced the orders of his death with orders to kill Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.