Hamlet's Greatest Hits:
Act 1
Act 1
The name of Hamlet's best friend, who attends college in Wittenburg with him.
The names of Hamlet's childhood friends who have been sent by the King and Queen to spy on Hamlet.
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
"Remember me, remember me, remember me" is an example of
What is repetition?
Serves to emphasize the importance of Hamlet avenging King Hamlet's death
One of the two main genres of theatrical performance that features a high-born or powerful hero being undone by their own flaws or faults.
What is tragedy?
This is the formal name for the kind of English spoken by Shakespeare (hint: it's not Old English)
What is Early Modern English?
Marcellus notes that "something is ______ in the state of Denmark."
What is "rotten"?
Polonius' son and Ophelia's brother.
Who is Laertes?
When Claudius tells Hamlet to think of him as his father now ("kin"), Hamlet responds with "A little more than kin, and less than kind." This is an example of a
What is a pun?
Using the word "kin" to mock their relationship, where Claudius is both his father and his uncle.
Shakespeare's characters all speak in ____ verse, or unrhymed iambic pentameter.
What is "blank"?
Where Voltemand says Fortinbras is NOW invading instead of Denmark.
What is Poland?
Who is Polonius?
The man Polonius sends to spy on his son in France
Claudius' public concern of Hamlet's grief an example of
What is dramatic irony?
This kind of speech is delivered by a character alone on stage, and is often used to reveal the true, secret thoughts or motivations of that character.
What is a soliloquy?
The play Hamlet wants the actors to perform. (Hint: sounds like a college basketball team)
What is "The Murder of Gonzago"?
The name of the royal palace in Denmark
Elsinore
What is Hamlet going to use to test Claudius’s guilt, mentioned at the end of Act II?
What is a play?
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" is an example of
What is an idiom/metaphor?
People use this phrase now to highlight if something is corrupt in a business/organization (Idiom)
In the actual play, it is a metaphor for the corruption of the Danish court.
This kind of irony, common in theatrical performances, arises when the audience knows something the characters in the play do not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
A narratrive device that is a name for a character who exists as a contrast or opposite of another character.
What is a Foil?
The word used three times by the ghost to describe his own murder: "O _____! _____! Most ______!"
What is "horrible?"
While acting crazy, Hamlet pretends to think Polonius is this kind of vendor.
What is a fishmonger?
"Like Hyperion to a satyr" is an example of:
What is a simile?
King Hamlet was like the sun-god Hyperion, whereas Claudius is a lustful beast
Aneas' speech to Dido, performed by the First Player in Act 2, is an example of this kind of reference to history, mytholgoy, or literature in a written work.
What is an allusion?
Hamlet's phrase for "acting crazy." He tells us in Act 1, scene 5 that he will put on an "_____ ______."
What is an "antic disposition?"