Described as the "protagonist of all protagonists;" possibly crazy and suicidal.
Who is Prince Hamlet?
100
"To sleep, perchance to dream, ay there's the rub;/ For in that sleep of death what dreams may come..."
Who is Prince Hamlet?
100
Hamlet's father died as a result of this.
What is poisoning?
100
The category of drama "Hamlet" is classified as.
What is a tragedy?
100
Most famous quote in entire play.
What is "To be or not to be...?"
200
A servant-lord of King Claudius, whores out his daughter to please the king.
Who is Polonius?
200
“O Hamlet, speak no more. These words, like daggers, enter in mine ears; No more, sweet Hamlet!”
Who is Gertrude?
200
In his confrontation with Ophelia, Hamlet criticizes these things.
What are marriage, women, and Ophelia herself?
200
A speech spoken by one character, alone on stage, to the audience that gives insight to personal feelings and thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?
200
Quiz 1
What is "More than kin and less than kind?"
300
Described as a "snake;" the new King of Denmark.
Who is Claudius?
300
"Thus was I sleeping by a brother's hand/ Of life, of crown, of queen at once dispatched,/ Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin..."
Who is the ghost of King Hamlet?
300
Polonius' speculation on Hamlet's apparent madness.
What is lovesickness?
300
A spoken part in drama by a character in an undertone, or directly, to the audience. It is not meant to be heard by the other characters on stage, only the audience.
What is an aside?
300
Quiz 2
What is "Get thee to a nunnery!"
400
The King of Norway, bent on taking back lost land of his father's.
Who is Prince Fortinbras?
400
"The cat will mew and every dog shall have his day."
Who is Claudius?
400
The title of the play Polonius acted in in his youth.
What is "Julius Ceasar?"
400
"Not where he eats, but where 'a is eaten. A certain convocation of politic worms are e'en at him. Your worm is your only emperor for diet," is an example of Hamlet's fondness for them in language.
What are puns?
400
Quiz 3
What is "May my thoughts be bloody or nothing worth!"
500
The individual sent to spy on Laertes at school in France.
Who is Reynaldo?
500
"To thine own self be true."
Who is Polonius?
500
The original name of the play Hamlet uses to indicate Claudius' guilt.
What is "The Murder of Gonzago?"
500
Examples are:
"Man vs. Man."
"Man vs. Circumstances."
"Man vs. Himself."
"Man vs. Society."
What are central conflicts?
500
Discussed in Act V as Horatio's famous final line.