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Scene 1, 2, 3 & 4
Scene 1, 2, 3 & 4
Scene 5
Scene 5
Scene 6 & 7
100
Who does Claudius send to find Hamlet after finding out about Polonius' death?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
100
What is the content of the letters the King sends with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England with Hamlet?
The King wants Hamlet to be killed as soon as he reaches England.
100
Which character return after hearing about Polonius' death?
Laertes returns from France after hearing about his father's death.
100
Whose death drives Ophelia into madness?
Her father's death coupled with Hamlet's treatment of her.
100
Which character return after hearing about Polonius' death?
Laertes returns from France after hearing about his father's death.
200
What is Claudius' response after finding out about Polonius' death?
"O Heavy deed! It had been so with us had we been there."(4.1.13-14) Translation: It could have been me.
200
Whose army does Hamlet witness on his way to England?
Fortinbras and his Norwegian army.
200
Who does Laertes believe to be the guilty party?
Claudius
200
How does Ophelia die?
She drowns - possibly accident, possibly suicide.
200
What is said in the letter that Hamlet sends to Horatio?
Hamlet boarded a pirate-ship and is on his way back to Denmark.
300
What game does Hamlet refer to when talking about Polonius' corpse?
Hide Fox = Hide and Seek
300
When the King asks Hamlet where Polonius is, what is Hamlet's answer?
First he says Polonius is "not where he eats, but where he is eaten." Then he later tells the King to look for him in Heaven, and if he can't find Polonius there, to go to "the other place" (hell) himself.
300
According to the messenger's report, Laertes has returned to Denmark and is ready to exact revenge for his father's death. He also reports that the Danish public now want Laertes to be ______?
The messenger reports that the Danes now want Laertes to be their king.
300
What does Ophelia give the other characters in this scene?
Flowers
300
Why must the king "not put the strong arm on" Hamlet?
Hamlet's mother truly loves him and would want no harm to come to him, and the people of Denmark love him and would be uneasy if something would happen to him.
400
What does Hamlet accuse Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of being?
Sponges - They soak up everything the King gives them but in the end they will be "squeezed dry."
400
What are Hamlet's thoughts after witnessing Fortinbras' determination?
"My thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth!" (4.4.68) Hamlet realizes that so far he has done little action for his revenge and becomes inspired to exact his revenge.
400
What has Claudius done in response to Polonius' murder?
To cover up for the murder, Polonius' funeral was done in secret without the usual ostentation usually associated with high ranking officials.
400
Bonus Points
= 400
400
What plan do the King and Laertes discuss to kill Hamlet?
They plan to set up a duel between Laertes and Hamlet in which Laertes will honorably kill Hamlet, or if Hamlet lives, the King will poison him.
500
In one of the scenes, Hamlet alludes to a historical event that took place in Worms, Germany. It is this event that Martin Luther, leader of protestants defended his case against the Church. What was Hamlet saying when we makes this allusion?
Hamlet is telling Claudius that no matter how much one indulges, the end will be the same, to be feasted on by worms (death).
500
When the King asks Hamlet where Polonius is, what is Hamlet's answer?
First he says Polonius is "not where he eats, but where he is eaten." Then he later tells the King to look for him in Heaven, and if he can't find Polonius there, to go to "the other place" (hell) himself.
500
Ophelia give the other characters flowers, each with it's own symbolic value. Name two of these flowers ans their corresponding symbolic value.
Fennel = Flattery, Columbine = Ingratitude, Rue = sorrow & repentance, Daisy = Infidelity, Violet = Faithfulness, Rosemary = Remembrance, Pansies = Thoughts
500
Each of the flowers that Ophelia gives the other characters has a symbolic value. Name two flowers and their corresponding symbolic value.
Fennel = Flattery : Columbine = ingratitude : Rue = Sorrow, Repentance : Daisy = Infidelity : Violet = Faithfulness : Rosemary = Remembrance : Pansies = Thoughts
500
What plan do the King and Laertes discuss to kill Hamlet?
They plan to set up a duel between Laertes and Hamlet in which Laertes will honorably kill Hamlet, or if Hamlet lives, the King will poison him.